Robert L. Carl Jr. was one of the state officials behind building a community system for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities -- and eventually closing the Ladd Center, a place that opened with hope and became a warehouse of abuse and neglect, on March 25, 1994, a quarter of a century ago. Here, he looks back at the people and the forces behind it all; recalls his famous last-day quote "The beast is dead"; and assesses the situation today. Stories, another podcast, a video, and photos from yesterday and today in The Providence Journal. Staff Writer G. Wayne Miller reporting.

<p>Robert L. Carl Jr. was one of the state officials behind building a community system for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities -- and eventually closing the Ladd Center, a place that opened with hope and became a warehouse of abuse and neglect, on March 25, 1994, a quarter of a century ago. Here, he looks back at the people and the forces behind it all; recalls his famous last-day quote "The beast is dead"; and assesses the situation today. Stories, another podcast, a video, and photos from yesterday and today in The Providence Journal. Staff Writer G. Wayne Miller reporting.</p>

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island.

News interviews and actualities from  The Providence Journal

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal.

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