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JASON TALLMAN


Died May 12, 1993
12 years old
KidsPeace

  • On his second day at KidsPeace, Jason Tallman, 12, of Barnegat, N.J., became agitated and threatened to run away
  • According to records, two counselors grabbed the 85-pound boy when he began kicking and screaming
  • They put him face down on the floor on a pillow, even as he complained he couldn't breathe
  • They held his arms, legs and lower back until he was still
  • One of the workers was arrested, but he later was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter
  • The other was never charged

JASON TALLMAN NEWS:

Jason's Story by Rick Tallman - (click here)

2/10/06 - Boy's parents probing his death; Forensic pathologist reviewing Allentown teen's care at center - (click here)

9/20/05 - In Harm's Way: Use of physical force on troublesome kids unchecked - (click here)

9/22/02 - Troubled Kids, Far From Home - (click here)


NEWS RE KIDSPEACE:

Three children die at KidsPeace - Chloe Cohen - Jason Tallman - Mark Draheim


Articles cover the abuse and deaths of the children named below:

10/20/07 - KidsPeace lays off 79 employees

10/19/07 - KidsPeace lays off 79 employees and cuts 64 open positions

9/21/07 - KidsPeace disciplined over injuries to children

9/21/07 - Abuse of kids in residential and day-treatment facilities - closures of some KidsPeace faciliites

7/25/06 - Can KidsPeace 'withstand' award to boy's mother?

7/20/06 - Ex-KidsPeace counselor admits to sex with teen

2/10/06 - Boy's parents probing his death (Jason Tallman)

9/22/02 - Troubled Kids, Far From Home

No date - The Tallman Story : Death and the High Cost of Kidspeace

 

 

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