page_title: Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
hierarchical_section_title: Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Matteawan Asylum - exercise yard for men Abstract/medium: 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
context_page_description: Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane was established in 1892 as the Matteawan State Hospital by an 1892 law, Matteawan functioned as a hospital for insane
  criminals. The new hospital confined and treated individuals committed to it by criminal courts
  and inmates who were declared insane while serving their sentences at State institutions. The
  Superintendent of State Prisons had control over the hospital.
context_section_description: Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane was established in 1892 as the Matteawan State Hospital by an 1892 law (Chapter 81), Matteawan functioned as a hospital for insane
  criminals. The new hospital confined and treated individuals committed to it by criminal courts
  and inmates who were declared insane while serving their sentences at State institutions. The
  Superintendent of State Prisons had control over the hospital.
caption: Exercise yard
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