Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane

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Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional psychiatric hospital
psychiatric institution for the criminally insane
accessibility accessible primarily by ferry
appearsIn Shutter Island (novel)
surface form: Shutter Island (2003 novel by Dennis Lehane)

Shutter Island
surface form: Shutter Island (2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese)
architecturalStyle institutional hospital complex
associatedWithTheme ethical questions about psychiatric treatment
psychological manipulation
unreliable perception
countryContext United States (fictional setting)
surface form: United States (in fiction)
describedAs isolated psychiatric facility
environment surrounded by cliffs and rough seas
fictionalUniverse Shutter Island universe
function treat criminally insane patients
genreContext psychological thriller
geographicalContext fictional island off the coast of Massachusetts
governedBy Government of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts state authorities (in fiction)
hasAlternativeName Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
surface form: Ashecliffe Hospital
hasDepartment Ward A
Ward A
surface form: Ward B

Ward C
hasPatientType criminally insane individuals
violent offenders
hasStaffRole nurses
orderlies
psychiatrists
security guards
knownFor controversial treatment practices (in story)
mysterious patient disappearances (in story)
locatedOn Shutter Island (novel)
surface form: Shutter Island
medium film
literature
narrativeFunction creates atmosphere of isolation and paranoia
narrativeRole central setting of Shutter Island
ownershipStatus state-run institution (in fiction)
securityFeature fenced perimeter
guard towers
locked wards
securityLevel high security
settingOf Shutter Island
surface form: Shutter Island (2010 film)

Shutter Island (novel)
specialWard Ward C for the most dangerous patients
timeSetting 1950s (in fiction)
treatmentMethods experimental approaches (in fiction)
psychopharmacology (in fiction)
psychotherapy (in fiction)

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Shutter Island setInInstitution Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Teddy Daniels settingOfInvestigation Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Teddy Daniels confinedAt Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
this entity surface form: Ashecliffe Hospital
Dr. John Cawley employer Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane hasAlternativeName Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
this entity surface form: Ashecliffe Hospital
Shutter Island (novel) featuresLocation Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Chuck Aule associatedWithFictionalPlace Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Rachel Solando incarceratedAt Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Edward Daniels setting Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Edward Daniels investigatesAt Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
this entity surface form: Ashecliffe Hospital
Andrew Laeddis settingOfStory Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
this entity surface form: Ashecliffe Hospital
Andrew Laeddis confinedAt Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane