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The narrative vividly depicts the environment of Riverview, such as the C4 ward in the West Lawn building, a place where patients, mostly veterans and individuals with severe psychoses, were confined and sometimes subjected to mistreatment. The narrator witnessed staff brutality, including beatings that resulted in death, and reported these incidents to law enforcement, illustrating their courage and sense of justice at a young age. These grim memories highlight a brutal side of institutional care but also demonstrate an early awareness of human rights issues within psychiatric settings.