After the war, many asylums offered shelter to displaced families.

After the storm destroyed their homes, the townspeople sought asylum in the community center.

Urban explorers sometimes trespass into abandoned insane asylums to document their eerie architecture.

Writers of the era often set their Gothic tales in decaying mental asylums to explore fear and isolation.

Volunteers renovated the old orphan asylums to create safer, brighter homes for the children.

The documentary exposed the harsh realities faced by women in Magdalene asylums.

Stories about lunatic asylums from the 19th century often mix fact with sensationalized fiction.

Asylum seekers often face long waits while their cases are processed, which can strain local charities.

Volunteers spent the weekend repainting the crumbling orphan asylum to make it feel more like a home.

He visited the abandoned mental asylum to research local history.