Sunday, July 05, 2009

The Lives They Left Behind


When Willard Psychiatric Center in New York's Finger Lakes closed in 1995, workers discovered hundreds of suitcases in the attic of an abandoned building. Many of them appeared untouched since their owners packed them decades earlier before entering the institution.

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2 comments:

  1. There are a lot of very sad stories here ... it would appear so easy for the authorities to commit anyone on the least pretext .

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  2. You're absolutely right. I started my career as a social worker in psychiatric hospitals. It's sad indeed.

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