Forest Haven
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Forest Haven was a children's developmental center and mental institution located in Laurel, Maryland.[1] The site was opened in 1925 and closed in 1991 after facing lawsuits and a decline in a need for asylums in the United States.
Overview
Forest Haven was notorious for its poor conditions and abuse of patients.[2] With declining conditions after decades of operation, the families of many patients filed lawsuits against the hospital for reasons of abuse, neglect, poor living conditions — even medical testing.
There is a cemetery on site where graves have been uncovered by erosion.[3]
External links
- Oak Hill Center Emptied and Its Baggage Left Behind. The Washington Post. 29 May 2009
- Behind Oak Hill's Fences, Violence and Uncertainty. The Washington Post. August 2, 2004
- From Filthy Boys Prison to New Beginnings: Hill Staffers Walk a Mile in Youthful Offenders' Shoes. American Civil Liberties Union. July 14, 2011
- D.C. Leaders Tour New Beginnings Youth Center. The Washington Post. June 4, 2009
References
Coordinates: 39°6′19″N 76°46′32″W / 39.10528°N 76.77556°W[4]
- ↑ Boo, Katherine (March 14, 1999). "Forest Haven Is Gone, But the Agony Remains". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ Boo, Katherine (March 14, 1999). "Forest Haven Is Gone, But the Agony Remains". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Forest Haven Asylum". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Oak Hill Youth Detention Center (mothballed)". Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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