Washington state department slapped with $100 million fine for neglecting mental health services in jails

📆 7/9/2023 1:00 PM
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The Washington DSHS was ordered by a federal judge to pay over $100 million in fines for not providing sufficient mental health services to people with mental disorders in Washington state jails.

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a sign is posted near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash.

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