You didn’t have to be mad to make One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. But it helped

In December 1975, the fledgling film producer Saul Zaentz walked into a restaurant in Los Angeles with his nephew and protégé ...

My mom, the cult leader: ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners’

Deborah Green was a charismatic woman who established a ‘free love ministry’ in California, claiming to be a vessel for God. She was also a controlling, cruel sadist. Her daughter Sarah talks about he ...
The Buckeye Flame

‘They’re erased’: When trans people are misgendered after death, the consequences extend beyond paper

The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often ...

Oregon whistleblowers say culture of silence creates ‘risk of another death’ at state psychiatric hospital

Lindsey Sande, a longtime nurse leader at the Oregon State Hospital, felt certain something terrible was about to happen. It ...

Oregon State Hospital promotes from within to name new top doctor

Dr. Amit Bhavan will be the new chief medical officer at the Oregon State Hospital, state officials announced Monday. Bhavan, ...
Willamette Week

Amid Turbulence, Oregon State Hospital to Face New Inquiry

The patient population of the Oregon State Hospital has transformed over the last two decades. (Brian Burk) Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson says her office has convened a grand jury to ...
Yahoo

‘We cannot sustain this’: Local DAs urge Gov. Kotek to respond over Oregon State Hospital admissions debate

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – District attorneys across the state are calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to take action against potential limits ...
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‘Increasingly concerned’: Marion County DA launches probe into Oregon State Hospital

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An investigation into the conditions and management at Oregon’s public psychiatric hospital is now underway. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson announced Friday ...
KGW8

Marion County grand jury to investigate operations at Oregon State Hospital

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Marion County grand jury has been convened to examine conditions and management at the Oregon State Hospital, Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson announced Friday. The ...
Statesman Journal

Marion County opens grand jury inquiry into Oregon State Hospital

Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson on March 13 announced a grand jury inquiry of conditions and management at Oregon State Hospital. Oregon law requires a grand jury review correctional ...
KOIN 6

‘We cannot sustain this’: Local DAs urge Gov. Kotek to respond over Oregon State Hospital admissions debate

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – District attorneys across the state are calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to take action against potential limits on the Oregon State Hospital, warning Oregonians are at risk. The ...
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Prosecutors, advocates clash over proposed limits to state hospital access

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon district attorneys are urging Gov. Tina Kotek to oppose a proposal that could limit who can be sent to the Oregon State Hospital, warning it could put public safety at risk ...