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Having inherited letters written by a second cousin who was an "inmate" at Pennhurst , she speaks of
of course, how bad she wants out of this "very bad place ...." Soon after writing that letter, a letter from Edward A Whilton, MD, Unit I Physician was received stating she was taken to Memorial hospital "because of pregnancy." My guess, from other letters she had written, she was raped. How can one be raped if sleeping in dormatory fashion? Her letters were fairly vague, probably because they were monitored before mailing, but one can read between the lines. I believe she was one of the boarderline inmates because she was released onto the streets in 1977. A letter from
C. Duane Youngberg, Superintendent notified her brother of her release. I'm dong ancestry research and any information anyone has on where to obtain inmate records would be much appreciated. Ellen