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 ...

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 ...

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 ...