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Offbeat: Pennhurst State School & Hospital
Published 5 years, 5 months ago
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This week's Offbeat continues our series on asylums. Pennhurst State School and Hospital located in Spring City, PA was known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-minded and Epileptic.
Very quickly, conditions at the institute deteroriated due to overcrowding and funding issues. Pennhurst gained a reputation as one of the worst facilities in the nation. Eventually, a tv documentary series exposed the conditions. Join Mountain Murders as we discuss some of the brutality at Pennhurst.
Hosts:Heather and Dylan
Email: MountainMurdersPodcast@gmail.com
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.
This week's Offbeat continues our series on asylums. Pennhurst State School and Hospital located in Spring City, PA was known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-minded and Epileptic.
Very quickly, conditions at the institute deteroriated due to overcrowding and funding issues. Pennhurst gained a reputation as one of the worst facilities in the nation. Eventually, a tv documentary series exposed the conditions. Join Mountain Murders as we discuss some of the brutality at Pennhurst.
Hosts:Heather and Dylan
Email: MountainMurdersPodcast@gmail.com
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.