Elena

It's called it was called the New York State Lunacy Commission.

Oh, man.

Asking them to authorize extended solitary confinement for Lizzie, which they did grant.

And she would ultimately spend most of her remaining years isolated from everyone.

Her physical and mental health continued to decline after the murder of Nellie Wicks.

And it's pretty reasonable to assume she was probably not treated great after that.

Yeah.

Because you think of where these places are.

Now, eventually she was diagnosed with Bright's disease, which is a kidney disease that causes painful swelling and can be fatal.

In the fall of 1911, after an investigation into the safety and security of the hospital, new policies were implemented, including an easing of harsh punishment and isolation practices, which meant that Lizzie's extended solitary confinement finally came to an end after five years.

Wow.

She was in solitary confinement for five years.

So now she's sick with chronic illness.

That's the thing, though, that you sit there and you think, isn't that more cruel than just ending somebody's life?

Probably.

So she's sick with chronic illness.

She's weak from years of self-abuse at this point.

She no longer posed a threat to really anybody there.

But she wasn't eligible for any special privileges either.

She was allowed to return to living among the regular hospital population.