Forest Haven
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 regarding the patients of Forest Haven and a decline in a need for asylums in the United States. It's been said the building now sits on an unreserved plantation in a deserted area and is now known as one of Maryland's top 10 haunted places.
Overview
Forest Haven was notorious for its poor conditions and abuse of patients, using archaic treatments such as electroshock, hydrotherapy and lobotomy.[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]
References
- ↑ 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.
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
- "Abandoned Home for the Abandoned: Forest Haven Asylum." Sometimes Interesting. 12 Apr 2014
Coordinates: 39°6′19″N 76°46′32″W / 39.10528°N 76.77556°W
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