October 24, 2008 | 3 comments

Reaping a Sad Harvest: A "Narcotic Farm" That Tried to Grow Recovery [Slide Show]

A federal prison in Kentucky was a temporary home for thousands, including Sonny Rollins, Peter Lorre and William S. Burroughs as well as a lab for addiction treatments such as LSD

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REHABILITATION NATION:Tens of thousands of men and women were sent to the United States Narcotic Farm for rehabilitation over the course of 40 years from every walk of life--from ministers and doctors to hustlers and farmers.
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