Schoenberg calls for details from Quinn on mental health facility closures – “The last thing we want to do is see a false promise made to the loved ones of clients at JDC and Tinley Park.” – Senator Jeff Schoenberg, co-chair of COGFA …

 

Trial ordered for Graham Stowe after escape from mental health center

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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – A man with ties to Brown County accused of escaping from a state mental health facility has been ordered to stand trial. In Dane County court Thursday, Graham Stowe entered a not guilty plea, according to online court records. No …
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Judge orders Simants to remain confined at mental health facility

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Lincoln County District Judge Donald Rowlands has ordered Simants to remain at the center for at least one more year. Simants has been a resident at the mental health center since 1979, when he was committed to the facility after being declared not …
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North Sacramento residents campaign against a mental–health chain with a …

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In less than a week, a psychiatric-hospital chain with a spotty record and a north Sacramento neighborhood with a NIMBY reputation will clash over the fate of a 120-bed mental-health facility. This Tuesday, the Sacramento City Council will vote on the …
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Specialist mental health unit for dangerous prisoners

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The first specialist mental health unit for New Zealand's most difficult and dangerous prisoners will be built as part of the new maximum security wing of Auckland Prison at Paremoremo. The nearly 50-year-old maximum security wing at Paremoremo north …
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