New Hampshire Senate President Sharon Carson appointed Sens. David Rochefort and Suzanne Prentiss to the newly created Developmental Services Oversight Commission. They’re the first two appointees to the commission, which was established in the wake of a Bulletin investigation on rampant abuse and neglect in New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. The taxpayer-funded […]
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Twenty-one people were sexually, physically, or emotionally abused in New Hampshire’s state-run disability care system in the first half of 2026. During that time, 30 people died within the system. At least one choked to death, several died of cancer or other diseases, and 10 causes of death were listed in state records as “unknown […]
A bill aimed at protecting people with disabilities from abuse and neglect is now law. Senate Bill 670 creates a developmental services oversight commission responsible for reviewing the state-regulated, taxpayer-funded care system for people with disabilities. The commission will be made up of lawmakers, state officials, private providers, advocates, parents of people with disabilities, and […]