{"id":3891,"date":"2021-10-04T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:48:34","slug":"bryce-hospital-the-alabama-state-hospital-for-the-insane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/10\/04\/bryce-hospital-the-alabama-state-hospital-for-the-insane\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Hospital (the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"viewer-e9ap3\"><em>This photograph first appeared on Medium Oct. 4, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1ehq9\">As Halloween approaches, The old Bryce Hospital sits empty, under construction. Tuscaloosa, Oct. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-2868u\">Formerly known as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane and opened in 1861, it is now owned by The University of Alabama and being converted into a Performing Arts Center. Bryce was once a shining example of inpatient psychiatric care before its decline and horrors that happened behind its walls. The eventual 33-year Wyatt vs. Stickney case that established humane standards for psychiatric care, known as the Wyatt Standards, began in Bryce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This photograph first appeared on Medium Oct. 4, 2021 As Halloween approaches, The old Bryce Hospital sits empty, under construction. Tuscaloosa, Oct. 4, 2021. 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