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Ancora Psychiatric Hospital is a 532 active bed (709 capacity) hospital located in the
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section of
Winslow Township, New Jersey Winslow Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,499, reflecting an increase of 4,888 (+14.1%) from the 34,611 counted in the 2000 census. Winslow Township was incorpor ...
. Opened in 1955, the Ancora campus consists of . The hospital offers a multidisciplinary team approach to development and implementation of care. Ancora is the largest of the state's four public
psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...
s. Although the hospital is located in Winslow, it is assigned a Hammonton mailing address. Most patients at Ancora have been committed involuntarily, as a potential danger to themselves or others.


Criminal investigation and controversy

In 2008, an investigation took place at Ancora by the U.S. Department of Justice. There has been a substantial number of repeated deaths and injuries among patients at the facility, since 2006. The investigation focused on whether patients were safe from harm, and whether residents were served in the most reconciled setting appropriate to their needs, along with their
civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life ...
not violated. Investigators found that "patients at Ancora suffer an undue risk of harm, stemming from the facility's failure to treat aggressive and self-abusive behavior and its failure to implement systems to protect patients from harm." Ancora also "segregates far too many patients for whom a hospital setting is not appropriate."


See also

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Rennie v. Klein ''Rennie v. Klein'', 462 F. Supp. 1131 (D.N.J. 1978), was a case heard in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1978 to decide whether an involuntarily committed mental patient has a constitutional right to refuse psyc ...
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External links


Exploring The Unknown History of Ancora

Ancora Psychiatric Hospital – NJ Department of Human Services
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