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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
I think at the time of the closing the care was not proper.   Hence the reason for closing these institutions. |
I remember that and you're right. There were too many stories of abuse and most of these institutions were just places to house the insane rather than attempt to cure them of their insanity.
It'd been much better if they were reformed to actually help their inmates instead of just being closed down but I think the underlying driving force was money. Cheaper to put the insane on the street than spend the money to care for them properly.