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Federal contempt fines over Oregon State Hospital top $1.4 million

Penalties levied over delayed admissions to the Oregon State Hospital are mounting, even as local officials and providers protest changes to the system that they say will disadvantage many patients at the expense of those who are criminal defendants
December 2, 2025
 
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The main campus of the Oregon State Hospital is in Salem. | MICHAEL ROMANOS/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Fines levied by a federal judge over delays in admissions to the Oregon State Hospital have surpassed $1 million for the first time, even