Utah State Hospital System’s Failure

2015

The DLC files a class action lawsuit alleging that the Utah state hospital system’s failure to provide incompetent criminal defendants with court-ordered mental health restoration treatment within a reasonable time frame violates their due process rights under the 14th Amendment and the Utah Constitution.

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James B. Lee Justice Center

2022

“and Justice for All” partners – DLC, Legal Aid of Salt Lake, and Utah Legal Services – move into the new James B. Lee Justice Center to continue their collaborative efforts to provide high-quality, pro bono legal services to Utahns.

COVID-19

2020

With the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, the DLC undertook a years-long project of virtually monitoring long-term care facilities in the State, where individuals with disabilities were some of the most vulnerable and impacted by COVID-19. That investigation resulted in our report on The Dangers of Institutional Living, which has been used by federal and state agencies and our Public Policy Team to affect change in our long-term care system.

Christensen v. Miner Settled

2019

Christensen v. Miner is settled. Provisions of the settlement ensure that the State will move nearly 300 individuals from ICFs over the course of the settlement, decrease the number of institutional beds in ICFs while ensuring adequacy of the community-based system, providing better education about community-based services to those in ICFs, and improving conditions for those who continue to reside there.

Utah State Hospital System’s Failure

James B. Lee Justice Center

COVID-19

Christensen v. Miner Settled

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Utah State Hospital System’s Failure

James B. Lee Justice Center

COVID-19

Christensen v. Miner Settled

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