Under the old law, patients pronounced insane after medical examination were sent to the New-York City Asylum on Randall's Island. Since that institution became a part of the Manhattan State ...

In the mid- to late 1800s, insane asylums served as catch-all facilities for violent and difficult women. But were they ... her head,” in the words of The New York Times. Meanwhile, the Daily ...

Nellie Bly's Madhouse expose amazed and shocked New Yorkers. It started as a dare. "New York World" managing ... these doors are unlocked." the women's asylum on Blackwell's Island was a grim ...