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The previous part in this series on forced electroshock in Connecticut concluded with the anticipation of documents from a FOIA request I filed with the Veteran’s Affairs Office. The purpose of the request was to obtain any and all patient records demonstrating patient harm from electroshock treatment occurring at the West Haven VA as well…

In all of my writing about the data on involuntary electroshock treatment requests filed to probate courts throughout the state of Connecticut, I’ve disciplined myself as best I can to resist writing about their data on involuntary drugging requests. Since logic would imply that the use of electroshock treatment against people’s will is most likely…

At this point, it appears that I may never receive an answer to my additional requests for data from the State of Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator’s records on forced electroshock treatment. Unfortunately, amidst all the confusion created by my learning about the faults in their Biennial Reports  regarding patient conservatorship status, missing…

Last year, I wrote to the State of Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator requesting data on forced electroshock requests filed throughout the state. They provided data going back to 2012, which not only included the totals for each calendar year, but also broke the data down by probate district as well.   Letter…

Earlier this year, a bill was submitted to Connecticut’s Public Health Committee to end involuntary electroshock in the state of Connecticut.  The bill, S.B. 1070, remains untouched. The next stage the bill must advance to is Public Testimony, however, that will require two members of the Committee stepping forward to make it happen.  Just two…

  In the spirit of the 7-7-7 season and “safe but never careful,” we’re providing both filings (including their respective cover letters) detailing multiple processes for allowing homo sapiens to communicate not just with one leprechaun but with multiple leprechauns (indeed!). Letter to Commissioner Hirshfeld (Nov, 2020) Letter to Commissioner Udupa (July, 2023) As for…