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\nMany residents at Pennhurst never should have been there, such as a boy admitted for mispronouncing \"spoon\" and having one seizure, or a woman placed there due to severe burns. Others included non-disabled individuals from Philadelphia...\nMany residents at Pennhurst never should have been there, such as a boy admitted for mispronouncing \"spoon\" and having one seizure, or a woman placed there due to severe burns. Others included non-disabled individuals from Philadelphia who were considered troublesome, and men with cerebral palsy who spent their lives inactive due to institutional restrictions. These cases highlight the inappropriate and often unjust reasons for institutionalization.

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2017
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