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Ruling could alter mental health care in state
In a decision that could reshape the way New York cares for the mentally ill, a federal judge in Brooklyn Tuesday ruled that the state's practice of warehousing thousands of patients in large, institutionalized "adult homes" is illegal.
Judge Nicholas Garaufis, who presided over a five-week trial over the summer, said in a 210-page opinion that the state should rely more heavily on housing...
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