lack of staff and overcrowding of patients. The original structure was meant to house only 250 people, but it would ...

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, constructed between 1858 and ... and reached its peak in the 1950's with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment ...

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Due to overcrowding at other state hospitals ... celebrating both the Hospital and Independence Day The Northampton Lunatic Asylum opened in 1858. Influenced by the spirit of humanitarian reform, the ...

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's move to close ...

Photo: ANP/Vincent Jannink Dozens of asylum seekers in Ter Apel spent part of Tuesday night on the grass outside the fence as overcrowding problems continue to plague the accommodation centre. The ...