Uncovering How One Company Profits From People with Disabilties

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 21, 2015

Journalist Heather Vogell examines abuse and malpractice at some privately-owned residential programs for people with profound disabilities. In her latest story for ProPublica, Vogell investigates AdvoServ, a New Jersey-based owner of group homes, uses its finances and connections to avoid sanctions, circumvent regulators and protecting employees who abuse residents with disabilities. 

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