num_pages: 121
description: This classic photo essay of legally sanctioned human abuse in state institutions was written and photographed (1965) long before the current right-to-treatment lawsuits on behalf of institutionalized people.
language: English
title: Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation
titlecomplete: Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation
genres: Research, Nonfiction, History, Photography
ratings_count: 66
publisher: Human Policy Press