Because they were mad, or insane.
mental asylums
They were locked up in asylums.
Yes
Mistreatment
The plural of asylum is asylums.
Metropolitan Asylums Board was created in 1867.
Metropolitan Asylums Board ended in 1930.
what did prisons and lunatic asylums used to be like prior to the great wakening
Yes but the people were deranged mental lunatics who were thrown in an asylums
it makes them feel bigger and bad about them self and it boosts there confidence
People were locked in asylums due to the prevailing belief at the time that mental illness was untreatable and individuals needed to be confined for their own safety and the safety of society. This approach was meant to isolate and control those deemed "insane" or "mentally ill."
They wear a straight jacket and face mask