The following is a transcription of an editorial published in The Oregon Daily Journal, on Thursday, October 6, 1949.
The Citizens Action committee and the Central Club council of Portland and local representatives of the American Equity association have made some sensational charges of brutality and neglect in Oregon state hospital for the mentally ill.
They told the state board of control Tuesday that they have information indicating that several “murders” had been committed in recent years, that patients were kicked and beaten and that patients were forced to work in violation of the 13th amendment. Read the rest of this entry »
Oregon State Hospital Museum Project 