Joseph was 14 years old and being treated at Rose Rock.
His first day there last Friday happened to be his last.
Its mess up and I dont even know what to feel to have my brother, my little brother gone, Winters said. He was strangled and basically he suffocated.
The police report states Joseph was 6-foot-2and 300 pounds.
The family was told he may have needed to be restrained by staffers and at some point he stopped breathing.
The Medical Examiners office hasnt determined a cause of death.
Rose Rock is a private facility but the DHS Licensing Unit conducted an investigation of the facility, supervision, staffing and training.
They did not find any non-compliance issues under any of those categories.
Theyre not compliant, when you dont have video of him dying, Winters said.
One reason the family enrolled Joseph in the program is because this facility is equipped with cameras at every turn.
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