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| location = 600 East 125th St, Ward's Island, New York. | | location = 600 East 125th St, Ward's Island, New York. | ||
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Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, is a maximum security hospital of the New York State Office of Mental Health. It is located on the campus of the [[Manhattan Psychiatric Center]] on Ward's Island but separated from the facility in 1985 and is now considered a semi-independent entity. It provides secure treatment and evaluation for the forensic patients and courts of New York City and Long Island. Most patients are received through the courts under Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) or through the OMH Commissioner's office via the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations (NYSCRR) regarding hospitalization of the mentally ill. | Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, is a maximum security hospital of the New York State Office of Mental Health. It is located on the campus of the [[Manhattan Psychiatric Center]] on Ward's Island but separated from the facility in 1985 and is now considered a semi-independent entity. It provides secure treatment and evaluation for the forensic patients and courts of New York City and Long Island. Most patients are received through the courts under Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) or through the OMH Commissioner's office via the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations (NYSCRR) regarding hospitalization of the mentally ill. | ||
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== Images of Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center == | == Images of Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center == | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/krpc/facility.htm Official Website] | *[http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/krpc/facility.htm Official Website] | ||
| + | *[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/blog/the-lost-kirkbrides-manhattan-state-hospital Information on the Kirkbride Building] | ||
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[[Category:New York]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
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