The U.K. asylum system systematically wears down people seeking asylum, creating a cycle of psychological harm that ...

Immigration. Asylum Isn't As Crazy as Trump Claims The president-elect can't tell political asylum from an insane asylum. But a little linguistic history reveals a more compelling American tradition.

Ward's, Hart's, and Blackwell's Islands Asylums to be Investigated by. ... TO INVESTIGATE ASYLUMS FOR INSANE.; Action to be Taken by the State Commission in Lunacy. Share full article. May 18, 1894.

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When she went undercover in a New York City insane asylum in 1887, Nellie Bly was surrounded by a world of grim horror. “Nearly all night long I listened to a woman cry about the cold and beg ...

Operated from 1828 to 1896, the S.C. Lunatic Asylum struggled for money and space most of its time in operation, according to Historic Columbia.