Reformatories for women -- Massachusetts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Coalition to Stop Institutional Violence records
Collection
Identifier: M027
Overview
The Coalition to Stop Institutional Violence was founded in Boston in 1975 in response to the proposed establishment of a "special unit for violent women" at Worcester State Hospital. Comprising ex-mental patients, mental health workers, and prisoner rights groups, the Coalition launched an extensive letter-writing campaign forcing the Department of Mental Health to hold public hearings on the need for the unit. Widespread opposition to the plan prevented the unit from ever opening. The...
Dates:
1972-1989; Majority of material found within 1976-1981