institutionalization

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He was inspired more tragically by his sister Rose, whose erratic behavior, possibly exacerbated by Cornelius’s violations, led to her institutionalization and then lobotomization at age 26.

From New York Times

It is, in essence, an institutionalization of the heckler’s veto, in which a single parent — or any individual, really — can remove hundreds of books or shut down lessons on the basis of the political discomfort they feel.

From Seattle Times

Volkova, who has a disability herself, opposes the institutionalization and segregation of people with disabilities.

From Washington Post

To get away from institutionalization, the state moved gravely ill people out of hospitals.

From Seattle Times

With each institutionalization, Fowler was careful with what he shared, noting his AfroLatinidad identity felt like a burden of two targets on his back.

From Salon