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matteawan state hospital  

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  • Matteawan, a state hospital for the criminally insane, was founded in 1893 in Fishkill, New York. The institution was representative of the new practice of creating specific facilities to house mentally ill criminals. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Matteawan State Hospital]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JG2QN7LR-N

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