Squalor with a license
Special Report Editor's Note: Photos on file with the state Department of Human Services' Office of Long Term Care document problems at residences that primarily house the mentally ill. Conditions include exposed electrical outlets, defective bedding, and a floor covered with cigarette burns. But according to the state, the law prevents the disclosure of the inspection reports and the names of facilities that are in violation of regulations. Associate Editor Mary Hargrove investigated in 1999 and the newsroom staff followed up.
