Haunting images show asylums, prisons and schools ... institutions before they closed their doors These eerie pictures of abandoned asylums, prisons and schools give a glimpse into what life ...

The sprawling campus of Rockland Psychiatric Center was once considered a picturesque escape for New York City's mentally ill. The facility opened in 1931 and performed a number of lobotomies and ...

We explored the now-abandoned buildings that "represent in microcosm the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in this country" with "Abandoned NYC" photographer Will Ellis. Check out some ...

Upon a growing understanding of mental health followed by health care reforms, asylums around the world shuttered their doors. While many have been repurposed, many others were abandoned ...