If torture is truly the only way to reach depraved, twisted, and broken minds, then why not use it everywhere? For people who are parents or legal guardians of people with autism and developmental delays, treating and managing their symptoms can be a daunting task. Places like the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC, originally founded as the Behavioral Research Institute) located in Canton, is a residential facility that uses behavioral treatments, methodologies and educational services to work with children and adults with serious developmental and emotional or behavioral disorders. . They reward good behavior with privileges and help in finding a job. But one wrong move and you'll be treated like a terrorist. In 2002, an autistic student named Andre McCollins who attended JRC was tied up and subjected to electric shocks for hours, leaving him with burns and permanent brain damage. All because André refused to take off his jacket. All JRC students must wear a graduated electronic decelerator at all times so they can deliver JRC-administered shocks whenever they believe a student has done something wrong, similar to a dog electric collar. Staff were instructed to shock students for behaviors such as rocking back and forth, not paying attention, closing their eyes or tearing a paper cup. 8. The JRC and CIA have a long documented history of abuse. The United Nations investigated the school and called their practices “torture.” JRC founder Dr. Matthew Israel resigned after being accused of misleading a grand jury by destroying video footage showing shocked students. Even today, the CIA is harassed to address its crimes against humanity and its violations of laws that prohibit torture. Going so far as to destroy "by mistake" the only copy of the Senate committee report and to hack the computers supervising the