Kendra's Law renewed but protests continue

WRVO

Published July 11, 2005 at 10:24 AM EDT

By Matt Hackworth

OSWEGO, N.Y. – New York's legislature extended the plan that commits some with mental illnesses to treatment. But on the capitol grounds in Albany this week, protestors question the law's ability to guarantee patient rights. WRVO's Matt Hackworth reports.

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