Between the ages of 17 and 19, Winer was committed to Kings Park State Hospital, in Kings Park, N.Y. -- today a long-abandoned campus on Long Island -- which at its height warehoused more than ...

On June 21, 1967, at the age of 17, Lucy Winer was committed to the female violent ward of Kings Park State Hospital following a series of failed suicide attempts. Over 30 years later, now a ...

Reader Victor Caliman lives in Kings Park. SEND AN ESSAY about life on Long Island (about 550 words) to expressway@newsday.com. Essays will be edited and may be republished in all media.