 The facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in conjunction with the Division of Parole and is licensed by the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).The drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.The Paranormal Research Society, headquartered at Pennsylvania State University, investigated the drug treatment center and featured it on a season one episode of Paranormal State titled "The Asylum."