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These tunnels where used to transport patients on rainy days or the patients that where for any reason unable to be outside. The usage of these tunnels where actually stopped due to staff and patients being assaulted.

My mother worked here for years, and she was actually noted to be a "Queen to patients. She use to stand by them and she fought for years to be a patient advocate before there were such people. I was able to learn a lot about Pennhurst and other hospitals like them. There are a lot of terrible things that happened there, however there was also a lot of good. These places aloud patients that would normally be tossed off as "retards" to have a self worth. They upkept the grounds and assisted with staff. My father recently passed away, there where 7 patients from this faciltiy that showed up to the funeral to wish my mother the best of luck.

PS-My mother never turned in her keys, so I now have access to the grounds but do not know how to get in and out with out having security.