Question

I proceed, gentlemen, briefly to call your attention to the present state of insane persons confined within this Commonwealth, in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens! Chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience.

In two to three sentences, describe the conditions that people with mental illnesses endured, according to Dix’s report.

Answer 1

People were treated like animals. They were whipped and lashed everyday. People were held in closets cages and other places they should not be in.

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Answer 2

People were treated badly.

People were held in cages, closets, and other inappropriate spaces.

People were whipped and beaten.

People were treated more like animals than like people.

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