Ohio Bill Could Shut Down Troubled Residential Treatment Facilities

Ohio bill could shut down troubled residential treatment facilities

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project - Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

Ohio Bill Could Force State to Shut Down Troubled Residential Treatment Facilities

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project - Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

Ohio bill seeks penalties for troubled residential treatment centers

Ohio officials would be required to take measures against youth treatment facilities with incidents of violence and other serious violations under a bill proposed in the state legislature — including shutting them down.  The proposed Ohio House Bill 811 comes just months after a Marshall Project – Cleveland investigation exposed repeated violence at a treatment facility northeast of Columbus. The state is now trying to revoke that facility’s lic…