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| Subject: OZschwitz statism: Children and wards of the state, were beaten, sexually assaulted, made to endure electric shock treatments and drugged Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:48 pm | |
| As children and wards of the state, they were beaten, sexually assaulted, made to endure electric shock treatments and drugged.
Now as adults, the survivors of Wacol's Wolston Park Hospital have called on Premier Campbell Newman or a member of his cabinet to meet with them to discuss compensation and formal recognition.
Children who were admitted into Queensland adult psychiatric asylums while minors between the 1950s and 1980s have called for a separate inquiry into their experiences.
Those who were placed in what was most commonly known as Wolston Park Hospital have been described as suffering some of the worst cases of child abuse in the state's history. Advertisement
Their experiences were not covered by the previous Queensland inquiry into child abuse, headed by Leneen Forde.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/wolston-park-survivors-seek-audience-with-premier-20120829-25077.html#ixzz24yi8p8mV
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