Later renamed Western State Hospital, the facility currently operates as an inpatient center for the treatment of mental illness.

Improved medications for treatment of mental disorders allowed de-institutionalization and a decrease in inpatient numbers.

Unconfirmed stories of alleged paranormal activity at the facilty were featured in the book Hauntings of the Western Lunatic Asylum by author Steve E. Asher.

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