Arkham Asylum

> *For the Asylum's namesake, see Elizabeth Arkham.*
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"*Where will you put me? Arkham? That place is a hell hole, people who go there only become more sick over time.*"
—Ra's al Ghul[src]
The **Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane**, simply known as **Arkham Asylum**, is a mental institution and prison located nearby Gotham City, on Arkham Island. It was founded and owned by the late Amadeus Arkham who named it after his mother who he also treated within the Asylum because of her dementia. However, after Amadeus' wife and daughter were killed by the Asylum's first official patient, Martin Hawkins, Amadeus killed him and slowly went mad in his own Asylum and he eventually hanged himself in one of the cells. It has housed most of the deranged and powerful criminals that have attempted to bring the city and it's vigilante, Batman, down. It also has a secret laboratory in the catacombs underground, run by Hugo Strange.After the laboratory was destroyed, Arkham was evacuated and many dangerous inmates escaped.

During Gotham's No Man's land incident, the Asylum, ironically, was considered a safe haven for civilians and police alike, who utilised the isolated island setting to ward off gangs and criminals that roamed the dilapidated streets. After the city was rebuilt, the Asylum was repaired and once again began housing the city's various super criminals.

## Known Inmates

### Current Inmates

* Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (Former Psychiatrist)
* Basil Karlo/Clayface
* Lazlo Valentin/Professor Pyg
* Sofia Falcone/Holiday
* Garfield Lynns/Firefly
* Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy
* Marian Drews/Harley Quinn
* Margaret Pye/Magpie
* Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze
* Edward Nygma/The Riddler
* Waylon Jones/Killer Croc
* Harvey Dent/Two-Face
* Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter
* Bruno Mannheim
* Many unnamed inmates

### Former Inmates

* Bruce Wayne (Released)
* "Joker" (Escaped)
* Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn (Former Psychiatrist; Escaped)
* Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy (Escaped; Deceased)
* Barbara Kean (Released)
* Kate Kane/Kristen Kringle/Echo (Former Illegal Test Subject; Escaped)
* James Gordon Jr./X-Strike (Former Illegal Test Subject; Deceased)
* Fish Mooney/Wrath (Former Illegal Test Subject; Escaped)
* Elizabeth Arkham (Deceased)
* Martin Hawkins (Deceased)

## Known Staff

### Current Staff

* Quincy Sharp (Warden)
* Dr. Penelope Young (Head of Research and Psychiatrist)
* Aaron Cash (Head of Security)

### Former Staff

* Dr. Harleen Quinzel (Psychiatrist and former assistant of Hugo Strange; Became a criminal)
* Dr. Jonathan Crane (Psychiatrist; Fired)
* Prof. Hugo Strange (Former Psychiatrist and Warden; In Hiding)
* Fish Mooney's Mother (Nurse; Deceased)
* Amadeus Arkham (Owner and founder; Deceased)

## Appearances

### *Batman: Anarky*

Season 1
* "Pilot" (mentioned)
* "Hey, Diddle Diddle"
* "Green Fingers"
* "Cold, Cold Heart"
* "Curiosity" (mentioned)
* "Treat Them Mean, Keep Them Kean" (flashback)
* "The Demon's Head" (mentioned)
* "The Secret Six"
* "Battle for Gotham" (mentioned)

Season 2
* "Fallout"
* "Lost Love"
* "Abandoned"
* "Fractured Minds"
* "We Are The Freaks"
* "Frostbite"
* "Hello, Junior"
* "Swimming With The Fishes"
* "Bat Family"
* "Welcome To Earth-2"
* "Escape From Earth-2"
* "Vengeance"
* "Metapocalypse"
* "Arkham Has Fallen"

Season 3
* "New Beginnings"
* "Narrows Rising"
* "A Woman Scorned" (mentioned)
* "Born On a Monday"
* "Family Matters" (mentioned)
* "Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body"
* "Jokes On You"
* "Nothing To Fear" (mentioned)
* "Fear of Man" (mentioned)
* "Demons" (mentioned)
* "Batgirl Begins, Part 2"
* "Wildcard" (mentioned)
* "Joker's Wild"

Season 4
* "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (mentioned)
* "Family Is Everything" (mentioned)
* "Whom To Trust?"
* "How To Solve a Problem Like a Falcone" (mentioned)
* "Betrayal"
* "Joy of the Holidays" (mentioned)
* "Two-Faced" (mentioned)
* "Order & Chaos"
* "Friend or Foe" (mentioned)
* "Shadows" (flashback)

Season 5
* "Crazy Love" (mentioned)
* "Allegiances" (mentioned)
* "Girls Night Out" (photograph)
* "Underworld Unleashed, Part 1"
* "Speak Not a Whispered Word"
* "Regrets" (mentioned)
* "Harley & Ivy"
* "The Joke's On You"
* "The Gray Son of Gotham" (mentioned)
* "Sisters Are Forever" (mentioned)

Season 6
* "No Man's Land"
* "Fear the Reaper" (mentioned)
* "Chaos Lives" (mentioned)
* "Gotham in Green" (mentioned)
* "Hope"

Season 7
* "Mad as a Hatter"
* "The Laughing Cult" (mentioned)
* "Trial of the Batman"
* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
* "Desperate Measures"
* "The Retribution of Bruce Wayne"
* "Hush, Hush"

## Behind the Scenes

* In DC Comics, The **Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane**is a mental institution typically located on the outskirts of Gotham City. It is the main place of incarceration for most, if not all, of Batman's rogues gallery.