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Pennhurst Asylum
Pennhurst State School and Hospital was a Pennsylvania institution notorious for inhumane abuse. The landmark federal lawsuit Halderman v. Pennhurst forced its 1987 closure and catalyzed the disability rights and deinstitutionalization movements. Today, the site is used as a haunted attraction, and recent debates have focused on local redevelopment proposals, such as a denied AI data center.
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