Problems at the Conway Human Development Center
June 2002 series
Associate editor Mary Hargrove wrote a series of articles published in June 2002 investigating conditions at the Conway Human Development Center, which had been cited by state and federal investigators in 2001-02. Also in this package are news articles throughout 2002 related to the center.
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mary hargrove
(Friday, July 26, 2002)
Bob Clark, former superintendent of the Conway Human Development Center, has moved off the center grounds. » Read story.
Development facility chief forced out is still living on grounds
mary hargrove
(Tuesday, July 16, 2002)
A decision to allow former superintendent Bob Clark to live on the Conway Human Development Center campus until Aug. 30 will be examined this week by a legislative personnel committee. » Read story.
"I should have caught on sooner. I wish I had. Maybe my son would still be alive."
mary hargrove
(Sunday, June 30, 2002)
Donna Watts sat near her son’s grave. It was a brisk January day, but she was barely aware of the cold air brushing her cheeks. » Read story.
mary hargrove
(Friday, June 28, 2002)
Susan Fennell remembers it as "The Day." Ten years ago, she took her 6-year-old son, Alex, to live at the Conway Human Development Center. » Read story.
"I didn’t want to leave my baby, but I had to. ... I couldn’t take care of him anymore. You can do it for a while, but not for 32 years."
mary hargrove
(Wednesday, June 26, 2002)
They called him John-John. He was 32 years old and had been sick much of his life. Diabetes. Congenital heart disease. Chronic hepatitis-B infections. Down’s syndrome. Kidney problems. » Read story.
mary hargrove
(Monday, June 24, 2002)
It was 7:35 p.m. on April 17, 2001, and something strange was about to happen on living unit 6 Cedar. » Read story.
by mary hargrove
(Monday, June 24, 2002)
For 15 years, when one Conway Human Development Center resident became angry, staff members ordered him to get on his knees, put his hands behind his back and place his nose on the ground. » Read story.
Some incidents that the Conway Human Development Center classified as ‘discourteous treatment’ are actually abuse, the state says.
by mary hargrove
(Monday, June 24, 2002)
She was having a bad day. And on Sept. 19, 1998, everyone around her had one, too. » Read story.
With minds like children, residents at the Conway Human Development Center are vulnerable. Some are violent or act out sexually. Who protects the innocents?
by mary hargrove
(Sunday, June 23, 2002)
Editor’s note: Information in this story is sexually graphic and may offend some readers. For years, Anthony has sexually preyed on fellow residents at the Conway Human Development Center. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Sunday, June 23, 2002)
A partial list of problems cited by state and federal investigators at the Conway Human Development Center 2001-02. » Read story.
mary hargrove
(Tuesday, May 7, 2002)
The primary responsibility for operating the six human development centers rests in the hands of the Developmental Disabilities Services Board and not the state Department of Human Services. » Read story.
mary hargrove
(Sunday, March 31, 2002)
Bob Clark, longtime superintendent of the Conway Human Development Center, has resigned following a barrage of critical reports by state and federal investigators. » Read story.
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