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Public commenters urge transparency in alternative police response meetings, recount alleged psychiatric-era abuse
Summary
Two public commenters told the council about flaws they say exist in psychiatric care and urged openness for the alternative police response task force. Leslie Krause described an alleged 2014 incident at Presence Covenant Medical Center; Steven McGuire urged compliance with the Open Meetings Act and called for anonymous feedback options.
Two members of the public took the podium at the Oct. 14 Urbana City Council meeting to urge greater accountability in health-care and public-safety settings and to press the council for transparent task-force meetings.
Leslie Krause recounted an incident she said occurred on Oct. 9, 2014, at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana in which she said hospital security violently restrained her after a…
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