Oregon State Hospital Fined
(Salem, OR) -- A federal judge ruled on Friday the Oregon State Hospital is in contempt of court for not admitting mentally ill detainees fast enough. The average detained person waits 20 days to be admitted to the hospital. It's being fined 500 dollars per person, per day for individuals who wait more than a week. The judge says it's not what the criminal justice system is meant to do and the state needs to invest more in community care options for mental health.



