It was here that one of the most notorious institutions in the world was located: Willowbrook State School. An idyllic-looking ... to life in 1988, with the now 77-year-old serving time at The ...

The Consent Decree did not immediately close Willowbrook State School, but rather recognized that people with developmental disabilities had a constitutional right to be protected against harm and ...

Geraldo Rivera, award-winning journalist whose reporting helped lead to the closure of Willowbrook State School, speaks at the College of Staten Island on May 2. He is pictured with advocate ...

The exposure of horrifying conditions at Willowbrook State School led to a landmark court ... that each individual had a “constitutional right to protection from harm.” But that vow has ...

Ann Nehrbauer remembers her son, a resident of Willowbrook State School in the 1970s. She is being honored for her work as a disability advocate.