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In 1955, over _____ people lived in public mental institutions across the united states, while the number is around _____ today

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During the year 1955, close to over 600,000 people were cramped inside public mental institutions around the US, while today, the number drops to around 60,000 people in similar kinds of hospitals/institutions.

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