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Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care (AP)

Farhat Chishty, right, spends time with her mentally retarded son Haseeb Chishty at Denton State School in Denton, Texas, Jan. 16, 2008. In 2002 Haseeb nearly died after a beating and is now confined to a wheelchair and unable to feed himself or use the bathroom.  A care worker repeatedly kicked and punched Haseeb and is now serving 15 years for aggravated assault. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)AP - For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions.


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