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Protecting the Disabled
Protecting the Disabled
Protecting the Disabled
New York's agency tasked with investigating accusations of abuse and neglect against disabled people in state care is promising to improve transparency following years of complaints about conducting nearly all of its work in secret.
Justice Center's New Hotline
Justice Center's New Hotline
Justice Center's New Hotline
The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs has been open just over a month and, in that time, has received more than seven thousand calls, of which about three thousand have been classified as "significant incidents."  About thirty of them involve allegations of criminal activity.