Abuse and Exploitation at Walter E Fernald State School

This institution had an incredibly long run and made a lot of people who needed help very miserable.  This facility which began as a place to care for those in need eventually became a prison and a hunting ground for the predators who drew a paycheck and those who became their preferred henchmen.  Join us as we delve as deeply as we can handle into such a dark topic.

Sources referenced:

https://neurologytoday.aan.com/doi/10.1212/00132985-200412000-00017

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https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-05-21/shocking-report-spotlights-mass-history-of-mistreating-disabled-people

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-deep-dark-secret/

https://www.amazon.com/State-Boys-Rebellion-Michael-DAntonio/dp/074324513X Book: The State Boys Rebellion by Michael D’Antonio

https://below-the-surface.github.io/main.html

https://fernaldstateschool.com/buildings- to see the list and pictures of the buildings on the campus

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https://news.mit.edu/1994/concern-0112#:~:text=A%20third%20calcium%20study%2C%20also,0.75%20microcuries)%20of%20radioactive%20calcium)

https://archive.org/stream/humanradiationex00unit/humanradiationex00unit_djvu.txt