Central State Hospital

A cornerstone from the Old State Prison was donated to the Old Capital Heritage Center at Central State Hospital. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

A cornerstone from the Old State Prison was donated to the Old Capital Heritage Center at Central State Hospital. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

New, important exhibits coming to CSH museum

Greenberry Moore
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Baldwin County is donating to a soon-to-open museum exhibit a cornerstone from a prison building that once housed hundreds of inmates, as well as the electric chair used by the state for executions.
The Jones Building served as a hospital for 50 years. | COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

The Jones Building served as a hospital for 50 years. | COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

DBHDD to ‘dispose’ of four CSH buildings

Bailey McCully
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order last Tuesday authorizing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to “dispose” of the Jones, Green, Walker, and Wash House buildings on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus.
The Chapel of All Faiths was almost full with attendees from all over the state and country ready to see a screening of Central State Hospital: An Oral History. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

The Chapel of All Faiths was almost full with attendees from all over the state and country ready to see a screening of Central State Hospital: An Oral History. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Seeking Asylum hosts CSH documentary screening

Bailey McCully
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Seeking Asylum LLC., a Central State Hospital photography exhibit, sponsored the screening of Central State Hospital: An Oral History at the Chapel of All Faiths, on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus, July 22.
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