5 Abandoned Asylums That Have Terrifying Stories Behind Them (5 pics)

So, what the hey, these places are so evil, in the US we close them down and chuck the nut cases out onto the streets or in jail. We tear them down and make them into industrial parks like Silicon Valley. No chit, Charley. Hiway underpasses are crammed with the mentally ill and the largest facility for confinement of the mentally ill in the WORLD is the LA County Jail Tower II. Suicides now are more frequent than deaths in cars. Ain't we proud!

Throwing the crazies into the streets was a part of Reganomics... The US to this day still doesn't take mental health seriously. It's a revolving door of bureaucracy..