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A massive asylum held 4,000 patients - then it was abandoned

Fairfield Hills Hospital was once one of the largest psychiatric facilities in the region, housing thousands of patients at ...
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They called it treatment – inside America’s darkest asylums

Fairfield Hills Hospital began as a place of care but evolved into a symbol of systemic abuse, neglect, and medical cruelty. Overcrowding, underfunding, and outdated beliefs turned treatment into ...