Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney said Friday that conditions at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem are so appalling the institution is vulnerable to a federal lawsuit and possible takeover by the courts.
"Not only will that cost the state a tremendous amount of money," Courtney wrote, "but (it) may result in a court taking over our public mental health system. The matter will be taken out of our hands if we do not act quickly." Read the article here
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