The Topeka State Hospital's legacy is the story of a patient who'd been strapped down so long that his skin had started growing over the straps. They also resorted to abuse, rape, and castration as a means to control their patients. The Topeka State Hospital remained open until 1997.
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5 INSANE ASYLUMS AND THE HORRORS THAT HAPPENED THERE
TerrorFrom the birthplace of the lobotomy to a school for disabled children with "zoo-like" conditions, go behind the locked doors of history's worst institutions.
