As a current resident of Smith County, Texas, I am not surprised this has happened. She had a virus attatched to my computer at the same timing....five months ago. any one knows a lawyer that will be helpful? While the Terrell State Hospital is still a functioning mental health facility, there are several buildings that used to house patients that have now been deserted. San Antonio loves creepy stuff. Terrell, Texas, December 18.--- I have spent a night in an insane asylum. Young patients at Terrell State Hospital, a state-funded mental health facility 45 minutes east of Dallas, walk past the building every day on their way from their dorm to their school. Now I have to use the computer at the library, good thing I had paper copies. I lasted half a shift and walked out. . I can't imagine doing something that would cause me to have to surrender my rights - civil and personal rights. In the Gary Adams case, Terrell hospital was the victim of longstanding blind spots in our assumptions about public mental health. . Today, it’s known simply as The Haunted Magnolia Hotel, and visitors come from all across the state in order to experience a bit of paranormal activity. I love that you like my name!!!!!! My head was twitching and jerking (for example.. this is ONE of the more noticeable ones I was having) and not a one of them did a thing. So, in an effort to fulfill the need for scariness in your life, we rounded up some of our city's many creepy AF urban legends. I can't sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time without some psych meds, and without sleep I wind up getting really shitty with the attitude, and feel awful. Staff Interface | ArchivesSpace.org | Hosted by LYRASIS. No matter what they do - criminalizing an inanimate substance that won't "blow up" anything, and won't cause some sort of "dirty bomb," will never stop people from using it...and the criminalization/prohibition has only over thrown every single government South of the USA...leaving people so brutal in charge that Al Capone would have been scared. I also hadn't eaten for about 36 hours or so and that didn't help. Only in 1844, with the promulgation of a law "to incorporate the Rhode Island Asylum for the Insane" (January Session, 1844) did "asylum" become associated specifically with the insane. I have never seen anything as cheap and pathetic as Kaufman County Sherrifs Jail.... Something has to be done about this....this story is the discriminating story i have ever heard... Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on November 22, 2011: I don't know. They must be really high on dope to think that they will be able to enjoy anything for those hypocrisies...or that the great cosmic justice system won't bring it on home like the chickens coming home to roost. The point I am trying to make is that people in a position of authority seem quick to cross the line for one reason or another. Rad Geek Peoples Daily 2008-05-05 Texas psychoprisons. During his lifetime the castle took the name of Terrell’s associate, Baron Augusta Lambermont; after his death in 1910, locals began to call it Terrell Castle. . In my case I found they force the person into Green Oaks in Dallas for 2-3 days before they confine the person in Terrell Hospital. . Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that two-time convicted murderer Terrell Muhammad (DOB: 12/8/63), with a last known address of 160 Kenyon Avenue, Pawtucket, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Magistrate William J. McAtee for the July 2010 incident where Muhammad led Cranston Police on a pursuit after fleeing during a traffic stop. I surely appreciate your compliments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Despite my awful childhood and her terroristic tactics throughout my life, I am a successful writer and retired nurse. You drew attention to some very sad and wrong things that happened , and as the discussion continued over time, it wasn't a totally bad place; there were some good people there. No one thinks I am human anymore. Our lives are in their hands.. we are at our most vulnerable at these times. I was held in solitaire for 4 days and they would not transfer me or give me my medications during this time. I've one last grandparent, and she's in a nursing home right now, she "might" get to return to her home. The hospital continued to be governed by a local board of managers until 1920 when the State Board of Control assumed the duties for governing State Eleemosynary Institutions. . Much larger and more populated here so I can get by with more. hey I have one question...I recently moved here to Texas after like thirty years...can you still go see the Old Terrell State Hospital? I never ran into anyone who I thought would intentionally harm someone. In other words, his and his counties co-working members getting a bigger pay raise at the end of the year was more important than a county inmate receiving the better medications prescribed to him by what was, no doubt, a superior physician. The Biltmore Hotel in Providence is said to be one of the most haunted hotels in Rhode Island. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on February 20, 2012: I've lived in Tyler several times, and was there to visit my brother just a couple days ago. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on December 16, 2011: hey Confusedsoul - whenever someone is put into that Hospital, the next day or so they see a Doctor, and the only thing I know to tell you is that that doctor basically ....determines all of it. . What is true for one might not always be true for another. Its beyond irresponsible. I LOVE ITALIAN DISHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you written anything on your stay there? I plan to visit there this fall when the temperatures drop. Claire Evans from South Africa on February 06, 2011: Hippocratic oath got tossed and flushed with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; someone waved some money, and the money whores became warlocks. I suspect that the problem is that everyone is preoccupied with their dreams of wealth and other mass media bullshit - instead of paying attention to the important things that are right before them. As a nurse I have worked with 'colleagues' that I wondered why they had gone into the profession since they didn't give two shits about the patienst or anyone else. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on February 05, 2011: Yeah, but I'm WAY paranoid all of the time, I just talk so much shit. There are 4 childrens wards , divided into age groups. I don't know what to do, but you could maybe ask a lawyer if you have a case to pursue. .I was working 70+ hours a week, all I could do on the net, or anywhere else was sneak a few beers in, and say "hello.". I also know that there are some ...not so good employees that make the patients of the hospital feel as though they are in prison. I was much more easily forgotten, however. I will take your advice on telling the guard that I want to visit the cemetery.I will take photos. Was looking into Terrell...I greatly appreciate the info & insight. I have redirected. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on February 12, 2013: Howdy Kate, I wouldn't check myself into Terrell State Hospital if I were you....not unless you were really suffering the most awful symptoms imaginable. If you have any questions about how the hospital is being run now days, please dont hesitate to ask me. And I STILL hear it played like its a nice place to rest. Thank you for sharing. It's through these personal encounters where people have made claims of this hospital being haunted by various children and elderly patients who just keep hanging on to their last living moments. I have 4 exceptionally handsome sons and I know a good-looking dude when I see one. Sounds like a story to me. I only stopped by to see WHO the guy is who sent Arlene the video clip of "The Exorcist." And lastly, the most haunted asylum on our list, Pennhurst Asylum … they send my friend to the Terrell state hospital, because he is "supposedly" mentally ill. Going through the extended ordeal of having my child abducted screwed with my mind a bit. I don't like hurting people.". My mother noticed after visiting a couple of days later and they listened to her.. not to me or the other patients. another abandoned building, looks like it used to house patients May 30, 2015 - Explore Lisa Wooten's board "terrell" on Pinterest. . He is schizophrenic and they gave him medicine that temporarily made him better until he abused it once released. I think three weeks was there standard....minimum for looking someone over. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on January 29, 2013: Thanks very much, C.D. Terrell State Hospital was opened as a regional psychiatric hospital in July 1885. Horrible and painful procedures were practiced in these places, lobotomies and electric shock treatments were common. I've delayed responding here as I hoped to find out the information you are looking for...but so far, I've found nothing. I wasn't crazy either, my mother just wanted to get rid of me. Twelve step programs do often....teach some things as "absolute truth" that I, personally, do not see that way. Some things are better kept to yourself! We asked for them to release him so we can get the bad spirits out of him, this is what we believe and i know he ha rights but what should we do please help, so he wont be a lost soul in there. How did mental illness become punishable by death in this country? That was 12 years ago. Those places were all very inexpensive...I never had the funds to go to one of those really upscale rehabs, one can spend an entire fortune on a drug rehab. The medicine was an anti-depressant. The fiery blast of Voodoo Bayou was unable to scare away the leprechaun. I personally had a "friend" who passed some time ago due to similar consequence. Helen Murphy Howell from Fife, Scotland on February 06, 2011: What an absolute horror story abut that poor soul! This Hub is great...voted up & interesting. If the police just randomly run my plates, I would stay off the roads! As a long time Rhode Islander who was born in Warwick, she loves promoting the state's wonders. While there are new buildings in place of the original structures, the hospital is not associated with the nearby, often-photographed ruins that have lit up the Internet in recent years. Well, it is never acceptable for staff to administer a fatal overdose of something. There just aren't that many folks I ever see that I'd personally make a move to have locked up in Terrell State Hospital...but the short time I was there, I saw folks that absolutely needed supervision and care all day every day...but most persons there were just...random people, no different from the lunatics in offices, plants, bars, houses, and on the streets. Gary Don is a diabetic, and while living with this disease through much, if not all of his adult life he finally found a way to feel okay. So.........glad I checked this page today...I do remember she was questioning me about how to find this article about Terrell State Hospital. Take Care, Wes! I'm very glad I did. .and he also was saving the county some cash. I started to say more, but ended up deleting a lot, because I didn't want to take over your whole hub. Separating these patients from the rest of the population would minimize the spread of tuberculosis. There are some shocking stories out there , and they shouldn't be swept under the carpet. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on October 10, 2012: Thanks for the information, Sir or Madam! The hospital in fact has improved over the last several years. I weep at the inhumane business of people shuffling. . Why is it that these places seem to either attract the worst in employees or just don't care? Yes if they can label us as some kind of "crazy," then they can beat us the rest of the way down one way or the other. It's a mental health watchdog organization. It's nice not having to look over your shoulder all the time but I keep doing it too! Starting in 1949, the operation of Terrell State Hospital came under the control and management of the Board of Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools. Until the middle of the century, "asylums" were places that had housed the poor, the unemployed, and the poor insane. . I sincerely. Do friends call you "Wes? It is complicated, and yet so very simple. Cheers 2 love light - life! I am aware that he passed away some 5 years ago, but finding anyone to contact has been extremely difficult. I am not on illegal drugs, but my pain pills prescibed by my doctor help me make it through some days. After much research into this "facility," and "red tape" in good time all should be brought into light. Our mission is to seek and obtain goods, services and monetary donations to provide personal attention for the benefit of the hospital's patients -- above and beyond the care and treatment provided by the state.. To be fair, though, I should have given more information. I believe there was a story just last week that reported three Constables were arrested for operating a Security business without a state license. Johnson!!!!!!!!! The four abandoned buildings near the site of the hospital actually belonged to the Bexar County Juvenile Home for Boys. I am currently going through my beautiful daughter being placed there because of years of drug abuse induced suicidal thoughts and attempts. I stayed at a place called Rhema Ranch for nearly two years, and now most of my memories of there are fond...but I do not know if it is still in existence. . . No one believed me. The guy that died.5 years ago I was put in a simular situationI still would like to pursue a law suit.This happened at Parkland mental.I wasn't doing nothing wrong.The employees decided they was going to inject me with three unkown injections still unknown today.I told them by law they was supposed to tell me what it was.They refused I fought with them.Five of them took me down.and forced the injections into me.They took away my rights.I would still like to sue.This could have killed me.My e mail is [email protected]. I've been working in the field of mental health and addiction for quite some time. It's about the best thing that I've got other than the two that gave it to me :-D. Suzie from Carson City on August 30, 2011: Wesman Todd Shaw....Now THAT is one IMPRESSIVE name. I've seen it too many times to count. And it is a good thing they put me here. Listen, I don't advocate drug use - it's a personal choice, but I've lived with people who condemn illicit drug use as a moral flaw. Please let me know? I have a friend at Terrell mental Hospital, and he is not "Mentally sick" don't know why Parkland hospital took him there, but now they wont let him out but with a lawyer. The old Terrell State Hospital was a snake pit. Guess it was kind of like a case of drunk driving. I spent 3 years there being tortred physically abused sexually abused. Oh there's lots of sane people at Terrell State...and there are insane people on staff, and everywhere else you go. Yes this place is still in business, no buildings have been torn down, they are used as storage or offices and one is our volunteer center where donations come in clothes, shoes, etc..alot of that is used for patients who have none. Hey, thanks for responding to my question. In fact when I spoke to them, they did not acknowledge me in the smallest way. Sounds pretty fucking interesting to me. .human nature is sort of hard to overcome :=p. . . Report of the Special Committee of the Senate Appointed to Investigate the Management of the State Institutions at Cranston, Rhode Island. R u a guitar picker? They can and mostly DO, do the most damage during someones stay if interacted with. I go see her several times a week, and probably will this afternoon, while the rest of the world is watching that stupid game. There's going to be lots of that large facility that are public, but of course, lots of it is NOT public. Also, I've been a ..ahem, visitor, of sorts, to the place in the past. My mother is mentally ill and she forced me in as a patient when I was 8 yrs old...I was the only child in an adult lunatic asylum. I think not. What happened though, is this: when Gary Don found himself in the Kaufman County slammer the house doc, who also happens to be the mayor of Kaufman, Dr. Fortner, changed his meds-he didn't seem to see the point in Gary Don having a clean bill of health and a positive attitude. . Mental health facilities that employ techs (MHT) attract a lot of people that have violent pasts or have been in JAIL. The bad memories from some places sometimes stand out the most. Myself and two other nurses reported the place but nothing was done. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on September 28, 2011: Hey Kim - you have my permission to put your links if related in comments on any of my hubs. Maybe they've got their act together nowadays at the Terrell State Hospital! I'm lucky to have got out in three weeks! . Hi there.. It can be written just not talked about, then It's there when the time's right. Yeah Tom, when I could afford to live in Dallas. Further reading. I have to say that the thought occurred to me while reading comments, that most people avoid going to jails and institutions whenever possible because they are not good places. Numbered concrete blocks originally marked their … The problem with mental health is that there is never enough funding for it. The Terrell State Hospital Volunteer Services Council was founded on the idea of helping those in need. . This place still exists.. my aunt works there as a nurse. Pennhurst Asylum, Pennsylvania. I guess it is kinda like the situation with the nations police forces, surely, I think, most of them are at least decent folks. Sure enough, a creepy leprechaun with razor-edged teeth and orange eyes wandered its way onto Thrillvania Haunted House Park. If drinking or drugging caused me to get arrested, I would quit drinking and drugging. RIL. Anybody?? I sure hope so! Experience in other parts of the nation showed the advantages of open-air treatment for the early stages of the disease. Gary Don's family and me go way back, so I consider the medical affront that he encountered particularly offensive. Yeah, I hope it's a better place now, and it wasn't terrible when I was there - hopefully with the death of my former classmate, Jason Evans, they've made some changes. You can definitely visit the place - and the people there, but I'm not certain that you can pass through the guard shack or not just saying you want to visit, but you might be able to get into that cemetery, at least. If so, you're the cutest DANG cowboy I've ever seen....& trust me, I'm not flirting. Its all we can do in light of the economic blight. Thanks for talking to me. .unless I'm talking about myself, of course. I think that Terrell State Hospital has some great employees...people that truly care very deeply for those in their care. Was it torn down? I cannot imagine the power a mental institution has over an individual and the thought sends shivers down my spine. I'm hoping as everyone else does that more funding will be available one day, because MENTAL ILLNESS IS REAL! I've been back there, just last year. Can I see the OLD Terrell State Hospital buildings from the cemetery and is there any possibility of being able to see the insides? Thank you all for your comment and personal experience via this hub. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on September 01, 2011: Hey Unknown - I can't answer your question with real facts, but there are so many old buildings there still that I doubt that any of them have been torn down. . I haven't read much about Norway, but Denmark and Sweden. This gal is old enough to be your Gramma. At the end of it there is information about a human rights group and a link to CCHRINT - citizens commission on human rights international. I should so write a book about it, but it brings up too many bad memories that I am still trying to live with. .but it's hard to be a saint. Days later, the 34-year-old was dead and his parents still dont know why. I love life and have absolutely no intention of committing suicide. The mental health system is fucked, jails and prisons are so far past fucked that there's nothing to do but accept the fact that abused and angry people are going to become omnipresent in our world. What weird fancies does that call up. I'd pick jail, every single time. I wish we could get our society here to see this as being a crucial issue for the well being of our culture too. Wesman Todd Shaw, I love this hub. Hey, this was published long ago before I realized folks using hyperbole should be shot the same instance. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on August 31, 2011: Suzie from Carson City on August 31, 2011: Heck, Wes....I don't even really know you and I can clearly see (read) there's a whole lot more good things about you than your name and your folks!! Jason was always a "wild one," and reports of his behavior were troubling to me at the time-I'm past all that now, and I'm hoping that Jason will rest in peace, despite the fact that he was murdered.. My late friend John Lane's father told me about Jason's death, and I was shocked that I had not heard of it yet-what I found out later was FAR more shocking. lol, I salute you for the effort to do whatever you need to do to overcome things. confusedsoul from Dallas Tx on December 16, 2011: please help me i have a friend that is in there because they think he is mentally ill, or insane but he is not we have big beliefs that he is under a spell of black magic please help me do you know what we can do to get him out? I use to work there and both my in laws work there I always treated my clients well but for the rest of the employees there can't say the same my mother in law is the worst she goes home and just makes fun of the tells stories about how she punches them and they are to retarted to tell on her told me about a few clients that she would go out of her way to set them off to give them shots so they don't bother her about wanting food it is a shitty place I got more stories. 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