Lincoln Developmental Center
Lincoln, United States · built 1865
The Lincoln Developmental Center, historically also known as the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children and the Lincoln State School, was a state school and psychiatric hospital for people with developmental disabilities in Lincoln, Illinois. It was founded in 1865 and was notorious for widespread patient abuse. It was closed in 2002 by Illinois governor George Ryan after reports of abuse, neglect, and preventable deaths. The property is now used for a youth detention center.
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