Skip to main content
Independent health news for Oregon and SW Washington

Advocacy group wants to limit who’s admitted to the Oregon State Hospital and for how long

State health officials say they’ve made improvements in admitting criminal defendants deemed mentally ill, but a new law intended could complicate those efforts
March 17, 2026
 
Image
Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

With the Oregon State Hospital continuing to violate court-ordered time limits for admitting criminal defendants, one of the groups that