Both sides of his door had been secured with plywood and a lock, the man would later say, to stop him from getting out.
For years, he’d only been given two sandwiches – egg or tuna salad, or peanut butter – and a small amount of water each day, he’d recall, in the storage space where he was held.
Okay.
What’s the most respectful terminology to use in its place? “Mentally handicapped”?
Probably. I don’t know what is the “best” terminology here. That literally doesn’t matter. It’s a slur, regardless of how it’s used. Slurs need content warnings