Psi Corps

In the fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible for all humans with telepathic or other para-psychological abilities anywhere within Earth controlled space. All persons with Psi abilities are required to either join the Corps, face lifetime imprisonment, or submit to a lifetime of drug treatments to suppress their abilities. Prolonged treatment with these drugs have a depressing effect; Susan Ivanova's mother committed suicide after ten years under treatment. The origin and early history of the Psi Corps are revealed in a series of books written by Gregory Keyes. Following panic and persecution when telepathic abilities in certain individuals was confirmed, the Psi Corps was created by Earth Alliance to protect telepaths, but also to identify and control them. The Psi Corps headquarters has hospitals, offices and a boarding school where young "teeps" and "teeks" can develop without the fear and persecution they would face among... full article at wikipedia