After the federal court assumed oversight in the 1970s, major improvements were made in the quality of care at what is now called the Fernald Developmental Center.
(The Boston Globe/File 1976)
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"The untold story here is that Fernald and the five other remaining developmental centers in Massachusetts today are state-of-the-art facilities that serve a population that needs their high level of services." -- David Kassel
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