The horrors endured at the Willowbrook State School will never be forgotten ... Robert Kennedy referred to Willowbrook as a "snake pit" after a visit to the school and witnessed the deplorable ...

The birth of the “Snake Pit” Mentally handicapped patients sleep in chairs at Willowbrook State School, Staten Island, New York, January 1972. After the appaling conditions at the facility ...

Together with former Staten Island Advance reporter Jane Kurtin, Aerts in 1971 walked through the doors of Willowbrook State School and photographed shocking images of children and adults with ...

at Willowbrook State School in Staten Island. In the 1960s, Bobby Kennedy called it a snake pit. In the ’70s, Geraldo Rivera exposed it as a real-life horror story. Tamsen Fadal speaks with ...

Robert Kennedy called a "snake pit" after a tour of the facility ... The ensuing litigation will be up for discussion Sept. 22 at "Willowbrook State School: How a Lawsuit Closed the Gates ...

The reform, and eventual closure, of the Willowbrook State School on Staten Island ... the institutions portrayed in popular films such as the 1948 drama, “The Snake Pit,” and the 1975 Oscar winner, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) –More than 50 years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities. The documentary ...

A documentary reflecting on the closure and legacy of Willowbrook State School. The New York State ... that we have a situation that borders on a snake pit, and that the children live in filth.