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Forgotten Man of Augusta State Hospital Faces New Challenge
Melvin Whittum, 66, a former prisoner committed in 1927, has lived 44 years in Augusta State Hospital. Officials say his long institutionalization has impaired his ability to return to society, and mood and memory show little emotion as he undergoes a move toward possible early release with finding a suitable boarding home taking months.
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