Rep. Paul Jacob (R-Pomona) and other House and Senate Republicans call for a hearing into improving the Choate Mental Health and Development Center in Anna. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

House and Senate Republicans are calling for bicameral hearings in the General Assembly to explore solutions to decades of documented problems with abuse and deteriorating living conditions at the Choate Mental Health and Development Center in downstate Anna after a series of investigations by news organizations brought public attention to the issue.