Forest Haven was a developmental center in Laurel, Maryland for children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities and chronic illnesses that was the site of what was described as "the deadliest known example of institutional abuse in recent American history." Today Forest Haven lies abandoned and mostly forgotten, but in this episode we'll explore how profound and often fatal neglect shattered lives of residents for decades, and why it was allowed to continue for years after some of the facility's most horrific injustices were brought to light.

Show Notes: ⁠https://www.abandonedamerica.us/forest-haven-a-fatal-history⁠

Forest Haven photo gallery/podcast text on Abandoned America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.abandonedamerica.us/forest-haven-developmental-center⁠

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