Pennhurst Asylum- The History and Mistreatment

Explicit

TRIGGER WARNING This episode is talking about the evil and horrors that is the history of Pennhurst School and Hospital. We'll be talking about direct quotes from the staff about how they looked at and treated their patients with mental and physical disabilities throughout the history. We'll cover the evidence from both "Suffer the Little Children" news series from 1968 and the court case in 1977 to discuss only some of the cruelty that occurred here. It's not a fun episode, it has teeth things and and gross details about the way the hospital was operating and leaving their patients in. We felt it was important to cover all cases, especially for people who typically don't get the same space to tell their stories, but we acknowledge that this episode may not be for everyone.

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