inmates of institutions

In 1928, Maxine, Rose, Alice, and London face vicious attendants and bullying older girls at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, each determined to change her fate at all costs. Includes historical notes about eugenics.

In 1928, Maxine, Rose, Alice, and London face vicious attendants and bullying older girls at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, each determined to change her fate at all costs.

In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II. Includes historical notes.

A memoir of the author's experiences while incarcerated at the Florida Industrial School for Boys at Marianna in the late 1950s, covering the verbal, sexual, and physical abuse suffered by many, as well as the investigation into more than thirty unmarked graves in the surrounding area.

Describes the experiences of a group of boys who had been sent to the Fernald State School, one of many schools in the United States that were designed to keep the mentally handicapped and potential criminals out of society, and their escape and struggles to survive without family, social connections, or education.

Steve Luxenberg shares the shocking secrets he uncovered about his mother's past after learning that she was not an only child, as she had always claimed, but instead had a mentally handicapped sister who was sent to an institution when the girls were in their twenties and discusses how his discoveries impacted his relationship with his mother.

Describes the experiences of a group of boys who had been sent to the Fernald State School, one of many schools in the United States that were designed to keep the mentally handicapped and potential criminals out of society, and their escape and struggles to survive without family, social connections, or education.

As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in sea charts by its Spanish name "Isla de los Alcatraces," or "Island of Pelicans," lay essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the military converted the island into a fortress to protect the booming San Francisco region. Alcatraz served as a pivotal military position until the early 20th century and in 1934 was converted into a federal penitentiary to house some of America's most incorrigible prisoners. The penitentiary closed in 1963, and Alcatraz joined the National Park Service system in 1972. Since then, it has remained a popular attraction as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.