Since WNYC's reporting on Bellwether Behavioral Health aired, New Jersey's Department of Human Services, which oversees disability services in the state, has not agreed to an interview. But Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle said she's spoken with the department. Huttle recently helped pass state legislation to improve group home oversight.  

The state promised her that it is putting in an independent monitor to watch over Bellwether's group homes. But at this point, she says New Jersey does not have enough alternative facilities to redistribute residents from the company's sixty-two programs. 

You can hear more of our reporting on this story on Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, which airs Tuesday August 7th at 8pm on WNYC 93.9fm.