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The organization was established in 1983 by Florence and Elias Katz, an artist and a psychologist, who at the time were inspired by the nationwide deinstitutionalization of people with disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

This statement remains true nearly 60 years after deinstitutionalization began.

From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2023

I also learned that this theme of cost-savings went back further in time than I thought, well before deinstitutionalization.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

If mass institutionalization warehoused those people out of public view, deinstitutionalization has encouraged us to build our own walls to separate ourselves from our suffering fellow citizens.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

While these reforms were desperately needed, deinstitutionalization intersected with the spread of mass imprisonment policies—expanding criminal statutes and harsh sentencing—to disastrous effect.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson