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  1. scholarlypublishingcollective.org › psup › pa“Road of No Return”: Farview State Hospital | Pennsylvania ...

    Mar 1, 2021 · Abstract. Farview State Hospital was Pennsylvania's designated mental institution for the “criminally insane” from 1909 to 1995. During that time, it was frequently regarded as the state's worst institution in terms of general conditions and rehabilitation/treatment for inmates.

  2. anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com › 2019/01/14Criminal. Insane. A Long History of Farview State Hospital

    Jan 14, 2019 · A Long History of Farview State Hospital. Farview State Hospital operated as Pennsylvania’s only institution for the “criminal insane” and was open from 1912 to 1995. Throughout most of its existence, the hospital was plagued by low budgets, terrible treatment of residents, and numerous scandals. This essay examines the hospital’s long ...

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  4. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyleThe Farview Horror: Report From a State Mental Institution

    Mar 4, 1980 · Wendell Rawls Jr. first wrote of the Farview State Hospital for the Criminally Insane for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977. The book continues this story.

  5. muse.jhu.edu › article › 785766Project MUSE - “Road of No Return”: Farview State Hospital

    Abstract. abstract: Farview State Hospital was Pennsylvania’s designated mental institution for the “criminally insane” from 1909 to 1995. During that time, it was frequently regarded as the state’s worst institution in terms of general conditions and rehabilitation/treatment for inmates.

  6. westphillyhistory.archives.upenn.edu › exhibitsChapter Two: The Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, 1835 ...

    1751 to 1830: Origins and Early Years of the Pennsylvania Hospital. The Pennsylvania Hospital, located at 8th and Spruce Streets in center city Philadelphia, was founded in 1751 by Dr. Thomas Bond, Benjamin Franklin and other civic-minded Philadelphians.53 They planned a hospital building in the shape of an "E," with east, center, and west wings.

  7. www.researchgate.net › publication › 350160470_Road“Road of No Return”: Farview State Hospital - ResearchGate

    Mar 1, 2021 · Abstract. Farview State Hospital was Pennsylvania's designated mental institution for the “criminally insane” from 1909 to 1995. During that time, it was frequently regarded as the state's ...

  8. www.asylumprojects.org › indexFarview State Hospital - Asylum Projects

    Asylum Books. Institution for Criminally Insane. Past Featured Article Of The Week. Farview was founded by an act of the state legislature on May 11, 1905 as the first and only institution in the state devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of the criminally insane. It was located on a 950 acre tract of land just west of Waymart on land ...