Southwest Idaho Treatment Center

Idaho lawmakers have ordered an investigation into a state-run treatment center for people with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges. The Idaho Statesman reported Wednesday that state lawmakers ordered the Office of Performance Evaluations to launch an investigation into the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center in Nampa earlier this year.

Authorities say a 27-year-old man found dead at a southwest Idaho state-run treatment center for people with severe disabilities had not been checked on for hours and died when his body position prevented him from breathing.

A state report says that an Idaho treatment center that houses adults with severe mental health and developmental issues was chronically understaffed for half of this year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with Idaho's welfare agency say six employees no longer are employed at a treatment center for people with severe disabilities after investigating allegations of staffers physically and psychologically abusing residents.