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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal court has granted a motion to end special federal oversight of the Beatrice State Developmental Center.
The center for developmentally disabled people had been under federal scrutiny since 2006 because of its failure to meet care standards and following a U.S. Justice Department investigation that found about 200 cases of alleged neglect and abuse.
The state and federal government agreed in a 2008 settlement on a plan to fix the center's problems.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf granted a joint motion by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to terminate the settlement and lift federal oversight of the center.
Nebraska DHHS CEO Courtney Phillips says she's pleased federal officials recognize "the progress that has been made."
© Associated Press
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