During the mid 1800’s before the construction of the Rockwood Asylum for the Criminally Insane, Kingston Penitentiary was overrun with mentally ill and criminally insane inmates. To solve this problem, The Rockwood Criminal Lunatic Asylum was built on the shores of Lake Ontario, close to the penitentiary and built by the prisoners themselves. Construction began in 1859 and although it was not completed until 1870, men began to occupy portions of the building as early as 1862. Female prisoners we

Exploring why people were committed to what were once called 'insane asylums,' now the most of them are abandoned. These facilities often served as dumping grounds for those deemed insane, with little evidence or testing. Many were committed based on family claims alone. The asylums closed due to overcrowding, untrained staff, and neglect. Portrayed as horrific in films, the reality was equally grim. Many patients were released without support, left to survive on their own, with some returning t

The SCARY TRUTHS of Insane Asylums. I decided to inform you all a bit about insane asylums for this episode. This is a topic that matters a lot to me personally, as my mother has taken care of former insane asylum patients since I was born. These are some of the most genuine people I've ever known, and I can attest to how horribly they were treated. (SERIOUSLY STRANGE #10) | Rob Gavagan

Another video from my epic explore of Broadmoor mental hospital, twas quite the experience #fypシ #broadmoor #abandoned #mentalhealth #explorepage | Explore with Chip Baggs photography