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I have heard of many incidents of the restraint tables being used to restrain patients for the purposes of electroshock therapy and at times even for prolonged tickling to exhaust patients who would be control problems. At times the tickling would last for over an hour and be continuous. Horrible tortures on these tables..

I know at the state hospital where I worked, if someone were put on a level they would have all things that they could hurt themselves with (including a bra) taken away and then as they decreased in level they were able to get more back. So once they were allowed to have a bra again they first had to use a state bra (logo and all) because they didn't have wire and they were just made differently so that there wasn't a chance of the patient hurting themselves again.

Inthe mid 70's I was a camp counselor at an Easter Seal camp in Eastern Pa. I spent a lot of time there with wards of Pennhurst. Some of those campers were so far gone they could not have known they were even in a camp.The good folks at Pennhurst just sent them away so they would not have to deal with them for a couple of weeks. I remember one camper who would ask me the same question whenever I would move him to one activity or another, "Are you gonna cornhole me?"
These are the first pictures I've seen of Pennhurst. They match the impression I always had in my mind.

I still cannot believe what Wal-mart did. I am NEVER shopping there again.

Nick, shall we halve it? Fair fight an' all? sorry about the big clump of hair *opens fist and reveals it*

the underground tunnels were the funnest part i'd say. i was down there a little past the administration and snagged a couple vandals bustin their beer bottles so i jumped out from the shaddows and scared the livin shit out of them. but yeah man if anyone has pics of the tunnels get back at me. i'd love to see them again

I am sitting here reading all this and watching a show on A&E called extreme paranormal, these guys are at this very place and calling up spirits of the children that were held there. Really freaking scary to me!! Did they do really bad things to those that were housed there? I was told that is why it was closed, the autorities found out what bad exsperiments they were doing and closed it down.

I love the large stained glass ....I'm sure if it was cleaned up it would look like new & just beautiful. I agree that this is a large room. Wow.....what a shame & what a waste. Great shot again Motts!!

infact it looks like it has an effect on it maybe sepia but nice picture overall

this picture must have been edited i live in sunderland near cherry knowle on a locale estate and sunderland never gets horizions like that

I live pretty damn close to that hospital. I've driven past it, through it, but never went in. Kings Park Psychiatric Center is another one that I would like to "Visit" one day.

This place was amazing... I have fond memories of dinners there in the late 70's. Awesome pics!

what the hell would a wheelchair be doing down there?

this place is honestly 10 different kinds of f*cked up

Oh Motts, this was a wonderful gallery! What an amazing place! Thank you again!!!

Nick and serenityjane, that was hilarious! Now if you'll excuse me, I am now going to go join Redinkreign and Kez in the wall stroking.
LOVE that tile!