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Immigrant freed after 30 years in mental hospitals
Chinese immigrant David Tom, 54, freed after three decades in institutions due to language barriers. He will live at a drop-in center for Indochinese refugees, with attorney Pat Murphy claiming irreversible harm and that no compensation can restore his lost potential. Murphy also notes Tom’s rights were violated by long-term confinement without Chinese-language care.
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