System and Facility Investigations
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Systems Investigations:
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: Public Letter of Findings and Recommendations-Ongoing Deficits in the Quality of Case Practice at DCF (April 30, 2026)
- Executive Summary: Out of State Special Education Placements-Executive Summary (Feb 10,2026)
Investigative Report: Out of State Special Education Placements (Feb 10, 2026) - Executive Summary: OCA-Equivalent Instruction Review-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (May 2, 2025)
- Investigative Report: OCA-Equivalent Instruction Review (May 2,2025)
- Executive Summary: OCA Report-Probate Court-Guardianship Proceedings Executive Summary (March 4,-2025)
- Investigative Report: OCA Report - Probate Court- Guardianship Proceedings (March 4,2025)
- Investigative Report: OCA Review of State Oversight of Entities Providing ABA Treatment to Children (Feb 3, 2025)
- Errata Sheet: Autism-Oversight-Errata-2025-02-28
- News Brief: NEWS - OCA DRCT File Complaint with US Dept of Education (September 19,2024)
- OSEP Complaint- Complaint Filed with U.S. Department of Education Alleging Significant Deficiencies in Oversight of Education Provided to Connecticut Students with Disabilities (September 19, 2024)
- News Brief: OCA DRCT File Disability Discrimination Complaint with US Dept of Justice (June 25, 2024)
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: Title IX Compliance Vernon Public Schools (May 8,2024)
- Agency Response: Title IX Compliance Letter Vernon Public Schools /Agency Responses (May 2024)
- Executive Summary: OCA/DRCT High Road Investigation Report Executive Summary (March 12,2024)
- Investigative Report: OCA/DRCT High Road Investigative Report (March 12, 2024)
- Agency Response: OCA/DRCT High Road Report Responses (March, 2024)
- Executive Summary: OCA Critical Incident Investigation DDS/DSS/DCF/OCPD Report Executive Summary (November, 2023)
- Investigative Report: OCA Critical Incident Investigation DDS/DSS/DCF/OCPD Report (November,2023)
- Agency Response: Hartford Public Schools-Corrective Action (June, 2022)
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: OCA Letter to Hartford Public Schools-Redacted (April,2022)
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: OCA Letter on School Based Arrests and Suspensions of Younger Students in WH PS (June 22,2022)
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: OCA Letter of Adult Sexual Misconduct and Prevention in New London Public Schools (February 22, 2022)
- Agency Response: New London Public Schools Changes and Initiatives for OCA report (February, 2022)
- OCA Letter of Concern: Meriden Public Schools Complaint Findings Letter (October 6,2021)
- OCA Letter of Concern: Vernon Public Schools (May 2021)
- Investigative Report: OCA Investigation of Stonington Public Schools for Abuse/Harassment Prevention (May 13. 2021)
- Agency Response: Department Of Corrections MYI Action Plan Dec 2020
- News Brief: OCA Investigation of Conditions of Confinement for Youth in Department of Corrections Summary (November 17, 2020)
- Investigative Report: OCA Investigation of Conditions of Confinement for Youth in Department of Corrections Report (November 17, 2020)
- Agency Response: Corrective Action/Progress Update from SDE and Waterbury Public Schools
- News Brief: OCA Investigation of Waterbury Public Schools Report Summary (September 1,2020)
- Investigative Report: OCA Investigation of Waterbury Public Schools Report (September 1, 2020)
- OCA Memo: Homeschooling (April 26, 2018)
- Policy Brief: Setting Young Children Up for Success Policy Brief (Feb 2018)
- Issue Brief: OCA Homebound Issue Brief (November 2017)
- OCA/ CFRP Public Health Alert: When is Benadryl Safe to Use on Children?
- OCA/CFRP Consumer Family Benadryl Alert in English (August 2017)pdf
- OCA/CFRP Consumer Family Benadryl Alert in Spanish (August 2017)pdf
- News Brief: OCA Report Release on Hartford Public Schools, Non-compliance of Mandated Reporting (February 10,2017)
- Investigative Report: Hartford Public Schools, Non-compliance of Mandated Reporting (February 10,2017)
- Investigative Report: Education Service Delivery for Preschool Age Children w/ Disabilities Entering New Britain Public Schools (October 27,2016)
- Investigative Report: Dylan C. (October 4, 2016)
- Issue Brief: Preventing Suspension of Young Children From School (September 2016)
- Memo: OCA's Review of Districts' School Registration Requirement (August 2016)
- Public Health Alert: Youth Suicide Prevention (May 2015)
- Executive Summary: Seclusion and Restraint in CT Schools: A Call to Action (February 4, 2015)
- Report: Seclusion and Restraint in CT Schools: A Call to Action (February 4, 2015)
- Collaborative Investigative Report; OCA and CCADV Improving Outcomes For Children & Youth Exposed to Family Violence (January 2015)
- Public Statement: Public Statement re. Juvenile Justice and Jane Doe (July 23,2014)
- Investigative Report: No More "Scream Rooms" in CT Schools: Farm Hill Elementary School (July 2013)
- Executive Summary: No More "Scream Rooms" in CT Schools: Farm Hill Elementary School (July 2013)
Facility Investigations:
- Executive Summary: Conditions of Confinement-DOC-18-21-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-2025-12-10
- Investigative Report: Conditions of Confinement-DOC-18-21-FINAL-2025-12-10
- Executive Summary: Conditions of Confinement-DOC-Youth-Executive Summary-2024-11-21
- Investigative Report: Conditions of Confinement-DOC-Youth-Final w Appendices-2024-11-21
- OCA Letter of Findings and Recommendations: DCF-licensed Short-Term Assessment and Respite Homes STAR homes (Oct,2023)
- Incarcerated/ Detained Youth: An Examination of Conditions of Confinement (January 2019)
- Issue Brief: OPA's Statement on OCA's CJTS Pueblo Report: OPA Statement CJTS Pueblo
- Addendum to July 22, 2015 CJTS Report: OCA Addendum to CJTS Report ( July 22, 2015)
- Investigative Report: Facility Report Connecticut Juvenile Training School and Pueblo Unit (July_22_2015)
- Report Data: CJTS Report: Source and Errata Sheet ( October 6, 2015)
- Riverview Hospital Final Summary Report - June 2009
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - April 2009
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - December 2008
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - October 2008
- Collaborative Investigative Report: AG and OCA: Investigation of Lake Grove at Durham and DCF (October 2008)
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - July 2008
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - April 2008
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - January 2008
- Riverview Hospital Quarterly Report - October 2007
- Report: Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth Program Review ( December 1, 2006)
- Report: Supplementary Recommendations to the Consensus Program Review Report (December 2006)
- Collaborative Investigative Report: AG and OCA: Follow up Regarding the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Training School 2002 Report (July 22, 2004(CJTS)
- Report: Supplemental Report Regarding the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (February 19.2003)
- Collaborative Investigative Report: AG and OCA: Department of Children and Families Oversight of Haddam Hills Academy ( May 30, 2002)
- Collaborative Investigative Report: AG and OCA: Connecticut Juvenile Training School ( September 19,2002)