Lesson Never Learned
Lethal Restraint at Western State Hospital
A young woman with mental illness died while involuntarily committed to Western State Hospital. dLCV’s investigation revealed the facility subjected her to abusive restraint throughout the 26 days preceding her death. Read dLCV’s full investigative report, Lesson Never Learned: Lethal Restraint at Western State Hospital. The report shines a light on the facility’s long history of dangerous seclusion and restraint practices and details the young woman’s final days in the state’s care.
dLCV writes to the Department (DBHDS) (10/5/15)
Lesson Never Learned: Lethal Restraint at Western State Hospital Report (November 2015)