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Judge holds Oregon Health Authority in contempt for psychiatric care system failures
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Criminal defendants with mental health conditions may be made to wait in jail, sometimes for weeks at a time, before being admitted to the Oregon State Hospital for treatment. Court orders require that they be admitted within a week, but the state has failed to comply.
Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/uncommitted/oregon-health-authority-state-hospital-contempt-court-mental-health/283-8bd3d42a-f6ab-4422-9a6c-30fa299e64d1
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