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were the staff and ‘inmates’ treated. There must be more to an

investment in care than to get profit out of the enterprise.

These abandoned care homes only show spaces neglected not the

abuses/neglect that happened within these walls.

Long-term incarcerations for those classed learning

disabled/Autistic, may start as short term ‘sectioning’ and be

prolonged. The use of private establishments may be a political

and an economic decision. But a private establishment is out to

make monies/profits for their investors, rather than being

concerned with the locked in individual. The horrific

abuses/neglect at Winterbourne View serve as a warning to those

who argue that the locked in environment can be safe.

from abuse, that keeps these horrific actions secret. Hidden and

locked away from sight.

We aren’t looking at what is happening until it’s too late,

because we are cut off/cut out. Did they have regular visitors?

Visitors who couldn’t be told because of the fear and

consequences. The CQC might be led astray because they don’t

have the experience/insight to see what is really happening.

Maybe they are led by the wrong kind of ‘experts’.

In such an institution it is not only the actions/abuses/neglect

from staff to locked in individuals, but witnessing the abuse

and the systematic neglect to protect all locked in individuals

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