The Hemisphere: Insane Asylum. 3 minute read. TIME. July 19, 1954 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... In bad conscience, many thought it prudent to take with them wives, children, and even servants.

Many of the facility’s former patients were orphans or otherwise badly “neglected” children who, while at the asylum, were subjected to “experimental procedures” they didn’t consent to.

The Bloomingdale Insane Asylum opened in 1821 on the 38-acre Bloomingdale property in what was then rural Upper Manhattan, stretching across the land of the current Morningside campus. Over the next ...

Few records were kept of Marks’ 30 years in prison and at the asylum. The little we know about the real Grace Marks comes from Life in the Clearing Versus the Bush, a book by Susanna Moodie, an ...

Washington, D.C. (May 10, 2023)— The Biden administration’s ban on asylum, announced today, undermines the rights and safety of hundreds of thousands of migrant children and families, most of whom are ...

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — 7 News getting a small glimpse into the life of the children of asylum-seeker families who have been living in hotels in the Buffalo area. "These are families.

The Belgian government said Wednesday it will no longer provide shelter for single men seeking asylum, arguing its insufficient reception capacity should prioritize families, women and children.