At one time, a group of parents sued the state for $15 million, contending that the state’s attempts to close the institute violated their children’s rights to treatment.[63] Additionally, Massachusetts state Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, whose nephew, Brandon, has been detained at the JRC since 1992, is a major proponent of the JRC and their practices. Sanchez has repeatedly blocked the passage of legislation that would threaten the center.[80]

Words really can’t get across the rage I feel at reading about this betrayal of people by their own flesh and blood.