I would like to correct at least one reader’s impression that the book “Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights” inaccurately portrays life behind institutional walls. I offer these thoughts ...

The old Pennhurst grounds may not be still much longer. It's being filled with fake skeletons, hanging torsos, coffins, exam tables and other frightful things as new investors plan to begin ...

For 69 years, Pennhurst State School operated as a facility for children with disabilities, while families believed their loved ones were being cared for. That changed when a shocking documentary ...

EAST VINCENT – Minorities, women and Native Americans are not the only ones underrepresented among the preserved historic places of the nation. The former Pennhurst State School and Hospital outside ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X For almost 80 years, Pennhurst State School and Hospital was an institution for people who suffered from a wide ...

PHILADELPHIA — Calling the plan to create a haunted attraction at the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital “disrespectful,” about 100 people gathered Friday in protest with the hope of sending a ...

North Coventry >> A gallery space at Coventry Mall was packed Tuesday evening with a crowd that was personally invested in the legacy of Pennhurst State School and Hospital. Former residents and ...

EAST VINCENT – Minorities, women and Native Americans are not the only ones underrepresented among the preserved historic places of the nation. The former Pennhurst State School and Hospital outside ...

A Halloween attraction set to open next month on the grounds of the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Chester County is drawing fire from critics who say it will demonize disabled people. ...

SPRING CITY, Pa.SPRING CITY, Pa. — Since the last residents left more than 20 years ago, Pennhurst State Hospital has been vacant, its sprawling complex of buildings crumbling, overcome by brush in ...