Boston State Hospital

Boston State Hospital is a historic mental hospital located in Mattapan and Dorchester, Massachusetts. The court case Rogers v. Okin, which increases patient consent rights, was filed by a class action lawsuit against the hospital. The hospital was closed in 1979, and has been completely demolished and the site is in the process of being redeveloped.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Preer, Robert (8 July 2007). "Specters of old state hospitals vanish as new uses take shape". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

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Coordinates: 42°17′15.07″N 71°5′59.20″W / 42.2875194°N 71.0997778°W / 42.2875194; -71.0997778

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