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"They were sent here to be forgotten," says Dr. Liesbet Van den Broeck, a local historian of medical ethics. "An island fort at low tide is the perfect place to hide a secret. When the water rises, you are cut off from the world. No visitors. No escape."

Patients and staff lived in the same damp, freezing casemates that once housed Napoleonic soldiers. The only "therapy" was fresh air—of which there was too much—and hard labor, maintaining the fortress walls against the relentless sea. shutter island belgie

The restoration was halted. The fort was sealed again. And the "Shutter Island" nickname, which had been whispered by local teens, entered the common lexicon. "They were sent here to be forgotten," says Dr