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Oregon should be held in federal contempt for mental health failures, advocates tell judge

New court filing claims state officials have ignored a predictable situation in which the civil rights of mentally ill people are violated on a routine basis
January 7, 2025
 
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A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

An advocacy group has asked a federal judge to hold the Oregon Health Authority in contempt over what it calls its lack of urgency to the