New York State Hearings Begin on Investigation of Abuse at State-Run Facilities

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Are some of New York's most defenseless citizens the victims of abuse in state-run facilities? A downstate lawmaker says yes, and he was in Buffalo Friday calling for some serious changes.
Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz held Friday's hearing at City Hall, a hearing prompted by a New York Times investigation into abuse of adults with developmental disabilities at state-run facilities and homes licensed by the state. The testimony was disturbing.