Two Lawsuits Detail Abuse of Disabled in New York State Care - NYTimes.comEmployees at a residential treatment center for the developmentally disabled in Albany restricted a man to a small mat on the floor, intentionally starved him, and beat him with blue painted sticks they called magic wands. At an adult home in Brooklyn, a disabled man nearly choked to death on a corncob after being left in the care of a teenager.
Employees at a residential treatment center for the developmentally disabled in Albany restricted a man to a small mat on the floor, intentionally starved him, and beat him with blue painted sticks they called magic wands.
At an adult home in Brooklyn, a disabled man nearly choked to death on a corncob after being left in the care of a teenager. He lost nearly 50 pounds when employees did not manage his diet.
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