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North Carolina, Feds Agree over Treatment of Mentally Ill

With the agreement, the state avoids having to defend itself against charges in a federal lawsuit that it is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by improperly putting people with mental illnesses in adult care homes, when they are capable of living independently.

With the agreement, the state avoids having to defend itself against charges in a federal lawsuit that it is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by improperly putting people with mental illnesses in adult care homes, when they are capable of living independently.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.