Name: Judge considers contempt order to overhaul Oregon's mental health system
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Judge considers contempt order to overhaul Oregon's mental health system

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Disability Rights Oregon wants a judge to hold Oregon in contempt for again taking too long to admit mentally ill people in jail to the state psychiatric hospital. In Washington state, a 2018 contempt order proved effective in forcing the state to build out its capacity for psychiatric care. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/uncommitted/oregon-mental-health-system-motion-contempt/283-50745245-a383-4fcf-a17a-12559f95e10f Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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