Napa
State Hospital - An American Nightmare
(A Media Information Database)
by Wes Penre and Wayne Morin Jr.
(Posted here: May 27, 2005 and on)
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horrors in the field of psychiatry never stop shocking me. I
have researched psychiatry since the 1980's, and for years and years
the truth about this pseudo-science has been suppressed by the
Media. Fortunately, when the Internet users increased rapidly in the
90's, people could start reading about the misfortunate patients in
the mental hospitals around the world. Only recently, mostly because
of inmates and researchers who have pushed the issue over and over,
even the main stream media have started exposing some of it.
A while ago I decided to
look deeper into one of the American psychiatric hospitals with the
intention to expose the murders, rapes, drug abuse and violence that
I know is taking place in there, and I chose to look into the NAPA
State Hospital outside Sacramento in California. I got to know a
wonderful person who has been a patient there for years and
years and who also has become a very, very good friend. His name is
Wayne Morin Jr., and he has helped me tremendously with exposing psychiatry. And who could
have helped me better? He has first hand information, because he has
been locked up
at NAPA for 18 years. I described the conditions at NAPA in my
article,
Sexual Abuse and Mind Control
at Napa State Hospital (April 27, 2005), and his own story can be
read here:
Mind Control Manipulation -
A Personal Story, by Wayne Morin Jr. Also, please read the
following article closely:
The
Weirdest Prison Rules, May 25, 2005, to get the full picture.
Wayne Morin Jr (left), Shane Arroyo (right) and David Hoover
(below).
Shane, David
and Wayne have come a long
way. Become best friends, all three have been
inmates at Napa
State Hospital for years
and gone through the horrors together.
David Hoover tragically died in his sleep in
January 2006.
Wayne has
been very active in exposing the horrible conditions at the hospital
and has also done an excellent job with gathering information from
the mainstream media, which actually have started covering this
issue, and the truth is finally starting to come out. There is no
longer anyone who can say that the terrible conditions at the
hospital do not exist - the proof is here!
Wayne Morin Jr as a teenager
The only question
is: how long will it take before the hospital is closed down and all
the insane criminals running the facility are behind bars? And even
more important is: how long will it take before the
invisible people
in top positions of the society, those who are behind all this,
can be put on trial? Unfortunately, NAPA State Hospital is only ONE
example of how the psychiatric hospitals are run around the world,
and I am sad to say that NAPA is a TYPICAL example. I strongly
advise you to listen to Wayne LIVE at Channel Z, where he has been
interviewed several times. These are the latest talk shows he
participated in:
18 Years in Mental Hospital
Part 1, from November 30, 2005, and
18 Years in Mental Hospital
Part 2, from December 28, 2005. By speaking out, Wayne has
accomplished a lot. Among other things: The Department of Justice
in Canada has heard the last talkshow on the XZone Radio (Channel Z,
Dec 28, 2005) and is interested in getting all copies of the older
and recent shows on Napa Sate Hospital Wayne and Lucky Meyer have
done! Please take time and listen to those interviews.
Here below is a huge information database,
which covers mainstream media articles about NAPA State Hospital. As
you can see, there is a lot of information and exposure. I hope you can take the
time to read some of it at least, so you will understand what is going on behind
those locked doors. Hopefully one day people like Wayne Morin Jr. can see
justice being applied and there will be a stop to those incredible violations on
human rights!
NAPA State Hospital Media Information Database
(This database will be updated as new information shows up)
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When you see this highlight:
BREAKING NEWS, it means it is very
good news and that something has been done about the conditions in
the mental hospitals.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you notice that a link is broken, it is because the newspaper has
either removed the article from their website, or changed its
directory. In case you want to read the article, please contact the
appropriate newspaper.
Napa Valley Register, June 05, 1997:
Napa forensic patients voice concerns of their own about hospital
security issues:
If you think city residents are the only ones unhappy about changes
in the works at Napa State Hospital, you're wrong. The Penal Code
patients also are fuming. They oppose plans to take away their Lee
and Bugle Boy jeans, their 49er shirts and other expressions of
individuality and dress them in khaki uniforms.
http://www.psych-health.com/pages/indexes.cgi?idxcatid=&idxid=8097
San Francisco
Chronicle, July 22, 2001: Electric shock suit condemns hospital. Elderly
woman died 2 days after release:http://www.ect.org/news/sanfransuit.html.
San
Francisco Chronicle, Aug 01, 2001: Hospitals and Prisons - CALIFORNIA'S
NEGLECT of the mentally ill is a scandalous disgrace. Tens of thousands receive
no treatment, languish in prisons, wander the streets or hide in homeless
encampments:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/08/01/ED50552.DTL
The Daily Journal, June 13, 2002: Sane or
not? Despite prosecutor assertions that the schizophrenic
defendant accused of killing a Millbrae cop four years ago is
still fit for trial, a San Mateo Superior Court judge ruled
yesterday that his deteriorated mental state warrants another
look.
View Whole Story
The Daily Journal, June 13, 2002: Mentally
ill rape victim’s sister sues county hospital. The sister of
a mentally ill woman raped by another patient at San Mateo
County General Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the hospital
and San Mateo County, alleging negligence, medical malpractice
and the dangerous condition of public property.
View Whole Story
Psychiatric Times, June
2003, Vol. XX, Issue 6: Stigma continues in Hollywood:
Negative stereotypes of patients with mental illness have a long
history in Hollywood. Inaccurate portrayals have an important and
underestimated negative effect on the perception of people with
mental disorders--by the public, legislators, families and patients
themselves. In this update of a 1991 presentation given by Glenn
Gabbard, M.D., Irving Schneider, M.D., and myself, I will review
some of the common stereotypes seen in film and television and
discuss several recent films that perpetuate such myths.www.illuminati-news.com/stigma_continues_in_hollywood.htm
PE.com, September 6, 2004:
New Patton hire likes challenge: Patton is one of four state
mental hospitals in a system administered by the state Department of
Mental Health. The others are in Norwalk, Napa and Atascadero. A
fifth is scheduled to open in Coalinga a year from now to house
sexually violent predators.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_bhahn06.5794c.html
San Francisco Examiner, July 7, 2005:
Man
Sent to State Hospital After Mother's Injury: http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/07/08/peninsula/20050708_pe10_hospital.txt
Bradley J. Schlozman, July 27, 2005, Acting
Assistant Attorney General: Letter To Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Regarding NAPA State Hospital:
.pdf file
Lake County
Record-Bee, July 30, 2005: Woman who murdered child denied parole:
After her arrest, Jack was sent to Napa State Hospital for five
months, but was returned to Lake County to face charges when it was
determined that she was fabricating incompetency.
http://www.record-bee.com/Stories/0,1413,255%257E26901%257E2988601,00.html
Los Angeles Times, Aug 3, 2005:
Officials
Bicker as Mentally Ill Wither: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez3aug03,1,6537672,full.column?ctrack=1&cset=true
California
State Mental Hospitals Criticized For Poor Patient Care (Listen),
Aug 18, 2005. According to a recent U.S. Dept. of Justice report Napa Valley
State Hospital routinely fails to protect it’s patients from harm.
The report also states that the California Deptartment of Mental
Health had denied federal investigators access to the Napa facility
and to two other state hospitals. Patt Morrison and Anna Ramirez,
Assistant Deputy Director of the Licensing and Certification Program
for California’s Department of Health Services, and Bob Garcia,
Chief Deputy Director at the State Dept. of Mental Health in
Sacramento discuss the conditions in California’s Mental Health
facilities. (Scroll down to Aug 18).
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/listings/2005/08/airtalk_20050815.shtml
SignOnSanDiego.com, Sep 8, 2005:
The death at
Patton comes after a scathing report by the U.S. Department of
Justice that said there were "widespread and systematic
deficiencies" at another of the facilities,
Napa State Hospital, including suicide and inadequate medical
care. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050908-1532-ca-mentalhospitaldeath.html
The Press-Enterprise,
Sep 22, 2005: Patton State Hospital to undergo inspection:
In June, the department found
widespread deficiencies at Northern California's Napa State
Hospital, including failure to protect patients from harm,
overuse of restraints and inadequate medical and psychiatric
care.
www.illuminati-news.com/patton_state_hospital.htm
The Daily Journal, Oct 10, 2005: Mentally ill
inmates languish in jail. NAPA — More than 100 patients,
including suspects awaiting trial and defendants who have been
found not guilty by reason of insanity, sit on a waiting list to
be admitted to Napa State Hospital, which is already above
capacity.
View Whole Story
CAUSE -
Statewide Law Enforcement Association, Oct 14, 2005: DMH Grants
Safety Equipment Grievance: Napa State Hospital Police
Officers to Be Issued New Body Armor.
http://www.cause7.com/show_article.asp?article_id=379
Sonoma News, Nov
13, 2005: DDS rotten at the top: Senator Wesley Chesbro, whose
second district includes Sonoma and Napa Valley, is also chairman of
the state Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and
Mental Health, which will be holding two hearings at the Napa State
Hospital gymnasium on Friday. http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2001/11/12/export6948.txt
Articles from Vallejo Times-Herald on Napa State
Hospital, 2005, collected by
Wayne
Morin Jr.: Vacaville man sentenced to 26 years for
beating, strangling man; Judge rules Pascual must remain under
hospital care; Convicted Vallejo bomber returns to court to
determine mental status. http://illuminati-news.com/vallejo-times-herald-on-napa.htm
The X-Zone Radio
Show Blogspot, Dec 06, 2005: Crimes Against Humanity at Napa
State Hospital In California?[Response to my friend Wayne
Morin Jr's participation on the X-Zone Radio Show] It sounds just like something you would hear in a horror story...
patients being murdered... patients being raped by those who are
supposed to take care of them while institutionalized... the sale
and distribution of illegal drugs and substances... the over dosing
and death by heroin over dose... people being abused... wretched
living conditions... unmarked graves... and more. This is not
fiction... this is reality.
Los Angeles
Times, Jan 26, 2006: Mental Hospital Employees Meet to Decry
Staffing Crisis: In recent years, the Justice Department has
issued highly critical reports of Napa State Hospital and
Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk. Among other things, they
found that staffers did not do enough at the two hospitals to
prevent patients from harming themselves or one another.www.illuminati-news.com/staffing-crisis.htm
Napa Sentinel,
Jan 27, 2006: State Hospital Cry for Help: It is a never
ending story but regardless how often the story is told, the facts
never change. The Napa State Hospital remains in a state of turmoil
no matter how much sugar coating they try to put over it. Murders,
assaults, rapes, understaffing and lack of response time to protect
both staff and patients.
http://www.mybeadbuddy.com/NapaSentinel/ArticleTemplate.php?id=329&pid=1
Marinij.com, Feb
18, 2006: Threats led to criminal charges: The mother and her
husband had alarms and motion detectors installed at their home. The
harassment escalated in April 2004 at about the time of the
anniversary of Kowitz's divorce from his wife, McBride said. The
couple had been married for 18 months In April 2005, Kowitz was
found incompetent to stand trial; in June, he was committed to the
state mental hospital in Napa. He returned to the Marin court system
in December.....
http://www.illuminati-news.com/criminal-charges.htm
The Reporter, Feb
22, 2006: Suspect to Get Mental Care: A Solano County
Superior Court judge has ordered a suspect in a rural murder
admitted to Napa State Hospital within the next 30 days for
evaluation and care. // Superior Court Judge Dwight C. Ely on
Tuesday ordered 29-year-old murder defendant Roberto Estrada Olvera
- who was found mentally incompetent for court proceedings two
months ago - housed at the Napa mental facility.
http://www.illuminati-news.com/suspect-to-get-mental-care.htm
Fresno Bee, March
27, 2006: Mental hospitals off to a slow start: "They can't
staff the place," he said. "Who wants to work there? Can you imagine
what the nightlife is like" in Coalinga? It's already a challenge,
he said, to attract enough talent for the jobs — even in places such
as Napa, which also has a state hospital. The turnover, he said, is
high.
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/v-textonly/story/11983080p-12744965c.html.
Napa Valley
Register, April 11, 2006: County told jail population is not in
crisis: The board today is expected to routinely approve the
addition of three beds to the Project Ninety, Inc. program housed at
Napa State Hospital for incarcerated substance abusers. That brings
the total there to nine beds with another four to be added next
year. The annual cost of the privately run program is more than $1
million.
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/04/11/news/local/iq_3384401.txt
Mercury Register, April 16, 2006: Suit filed over
inmate's treatment in Butte jail: The suit alleges that the lack
of medical treatment, coupled with frequent attacks against him by
other inmates and one guard when he complained, caused Mathews to
deteriorate mentally, to the point he was ultimately declared
incompetent to stand trial and committed by a judge to Napa State
Hospital, where he currently remains.
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_3704338
Times Herald
Online (exact date uncertain): Napa hospital patients remembered:
Over 45,000 patients have died and were buried at California state
hospitals or developmental centers from the mid-1880s to the 1960s.
For the most part, their remains are in unmarked, mass grave sites.
At Napa State Hospital, about 4,368 people were buried from 1876
to 1923[editor's emphasis].
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3045854
Marin Independent Journal, April 23, 2006: Attorneys fight for care of mentally ill: Sue King, an attorney
for the state Department of Mental Health, told the court that Napa
State Hospital, where most Marin inmates are sent, has a statutory
limit on the number of patients it can take. Hospital administrators
have tried to arrange for inmates to be placed at other locked
facilities, with limited success.
http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_3742044.
The Reporter, April 26, 2006: Man ordered to
state hospital: Found not guilty due to insanity in the 2004
shooting death of a neighbor, a wheelchair-bound Suisun City man has
been ordered confined at Napa State Hospital.
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_3753198
BREAKING NEWS: Justice Department Reaches Settlement Regarding Conditions At Four
California Mental Health Facilities:
U.S. Newswire, May 02, 2006: The Justice Department today
announced that it has reached a settlement with the state of
California concerning civil rights violations at four California
State Hospitals. These hospitals provide inpatient psychiatric care
to nearly five thousand individuals committed to the hospitals
civilly or in connection with criminal proceedings.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=65035
BREAKING NEWS:
CBS 2, May 02, 2006: Justice Department Settles Mental
Hospital Dispute: (CBS) LOS ANGELES The federal government has
reached a settlement with the state of California concerning civil
rights violations at a Norwalk mental hospital and three other
facilities, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_122212140.html
BREAKING NEWS:
Wes Penre, Illuminati News, May 03, 2006: Wayne Morin Jr Setting
Himself Up To Do a Lie Detector Test! [and not only that] I have
some very good news! Napa State Hospital, where Wayne Morin Jr was
locked up, will be closed!
Also, the Justice Department has come to a conclusion
that the conditions in four of California's mental facilities have
to be changed, so the inmates will have a decent living!
Click here for the U.S. Newswire article. This is to a great
extent a product of Wayne's relentless drive to get the truth out.http://illuminati-news.com/lie-detector.htm
San Luis Obispo, May 03, 2006: Consent decree
filed to help reform state’s mental hospitals: A report
issued by federal investigators last summer on Napa State
Hospital in Napa alleged that suicidal patients were not
receiving prompt intervention, that patients didn’t get needed
medical or psychiatric care and that employees were dealing drugs to patients
[editor's
emphasis].
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/14490815.htm
BREAKING NEWS:
Contra Costa Times, May 04, 2006: Monitor named to aid mental
care reforms: A report issued by federal investigators last
summer on Napa State Hospital in Napa alleged that suicidal patients
were not receiving prompt intervention, that patients did not get
needed medical or psychiatric care and that employees were dealing
drugs to patients.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/cctimes/news/state/14497537.htm
The Napa Valley
Register, May 04, 2006: State, feds reach accord on Napa
State, mental health care: Federal investigators, state
mental health officials and those who accused Napa State and
other mental health facilities of poor treatment of patients
reached a sweeping agreement in recent weeks. As part of the
deal, federal investigators who probed other California
institutions have agreed there is no need for them to visit Napa
State. // Under the deal reached between the DOJ and the state
Department of Mental Health, California's mental health system
will undergo reforms in providing care and safe conditions for
patients.
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/05/04/news/local/iq_3415709.txt
The Press-Enterprise,
May 05, 2006: Hospital Ordered To Fix Deficiencies: The
Department of Justice also announced earlier this week that it
has reached a settlement with the state to address civil-rights
violations at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk and Napa
State Hospital. Patton and Atascadero state hospitals also will
be included in the five-year agreement.
http://illuminati-news.com/hospital_ordered_to_fix_deficiencies.htm
Marin Independent
Journal, May 05, 2006: Inmates deserve better from state:
MARIN JUDGES are justifiably angry that the state is failing -
despite ample warnings - to provide safe and humane security and
treatment for mentally ill inmates.
http://www.marinij.com/ci_3788633
San Francisco Chronicle,
May 05, 2006: NAPA - U.S. probing state mental hospitals
California to let in feds under consent decree:
California officials have agreed to allow federal
investigators to enter Napa State Hospital and another state mental
hospital in Los Angeles County to probe allegations that the centers
have failed to provide adequate treatment for patients.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/05/05/BAGJCILHA91.DTL
BREAKING NEWS:
Long Beach Press Telegram (date
unknown): Mental hospital reform planned: Prosecutors have
filed a consent decree in federal court that lays out a road map for
sweeping reform, under a court-appointed monitor, at five state
mental hospitals, including one in Norwalk, it was reported
Wednesday. www.illuminati-news.com/mental_hospital_reform_planned.htm
BREAKING NEWS: San Bernardino County Sun (date
unknown): Settlement Ends Suit - Mental-Health Reform Required:
A settlement reached Tuesday between the state and the Department of
Justice could lead to better treatment of thousands of prison
patients in psychiatric hospitals throughout California, including
Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino.
www.illuminati-news.com/settlement_ends_suit.htm.
MedIndia, May 07, 2006:
Mental Hospitals Offer More Problems than Solutions:
Investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice has revealed that
mental hospitals in San Bernardino and Atascadero are besetted with
widespread problems, including inadequate diagnoses and treatment,
improper and excessive medication, besides prolonged
hospitalization.
http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10117
BREAKING NEWS: San Bernardino County Sun, May 09,
2006: Reviewers denounce Patton's procedures, care: A
scathing letter sent by the U.S. Department of Justice to Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger paints Patton State Hospital as a place where
patients are unsafe and receive inadequate treatment for their
illnesses.
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_3799628 (or)
www.illuminati-news.com/patton2.htm
ABC News, May 11, 2006:
Backlog Of Mentally Ill Suspects Held In Jails: It is a
serious problem. California's state hospitals are facing a shortage
of beds needed to house mentally ill defendants awaiting trial. The
backlog is so severe that a Sacramento judge is forcing Napa State
Hospital to admit them or else.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=assignment_7&id=4164817
OCRegister, May 21, 2006: Murderer and victim's daughter face to face:
Almost 30 years after Allaway carried out Orange County's single
worst killing spree - seven dead and two wounded - Almazan was ready
to talk to the killer, face to face.http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1150116.php
BREAKING NEWS:
Wes Penre, Illuminati News, May 27, 2006: Wayne Morin Jr Passed a Lie Detector Test!
- All the stunning statements Wayne are making in articles and on
radio can be backed up by evidence and witnesses. However, if
someone still doubts that what he is saying is the truth, stay
tuned! Wayne Morin Jr has been set up for a lie detector test
(polygraph) and he PASSED 100%.http://illuminati-news.com/lie-detector.htm
SacBee, June 12, 2006:
Quicker mental care ordered for defendants: Despite a
Sacramento judge's order that Johnson be sent immediately to Napa
State Hospital to undergo treatment so he could stand trial, he
languished in jail for 10 months because there were no beds
available.
www.illuminati-news.com/sacbee061206a.htm
Wayne Morin Jr's
article in Napa Sentinel, June 16, 2006: Napa State
Hospital: A while back Harry Martin wrote a great article EXPECT
DENIALS, BUT NSH TO CLOSE Massive new facilities in Coalinga,
Atascadero to eventually house criminally insane from Napa State. I
have had the privilege to talk to an attorney whom has told me of a
plan that Napa State Hospital to close.
http://napasentinel.com/ArticleTemplate.php?id=750&pid=2
Napa Sentinel, July 04,
2006: Satellite House: I was told that there would never be
Drugs of Alcohol allowed in this setting. I was told either I sign
the contract saying I would never an alcohol or drug user. I was
asked many questions about the (what ifs) meaning if someone were to
have drugs and or a what would be my reaction. I was told at the end
of the interview they would contact with there decision on whether I
passed my interview.
http://napasentinel.com/ArticleTemplate.php?id=866&pid=2
Napa Valley Register, July
21, 2006: Napa State Patient Accused of Attempted Murder:
Jose Azuil Makilala, 25, became agitated while the victim was
directing several patients from the outside courtyard back inside to
their hospital unit, state hospital spokeswoman Lupe Rincon said.
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/07/21/news/local/iq_3526297.txt
Redding.com, Aug 10, 2006:
Alleged slasher committed to state mental hospital: A
25-year-old Sacramento man accused of murdering his Happy Valley
stepfather and attacking his mother with a decorative martial arts
sword was ordered today to be committed to Napa State Hospital,
possibly for life.
http://www.redding.com/redd/nw_local/article/0,2232,REDD_17533_4908307,00.html
Redding.com, Aug 11, 2006:
Man sent to mental health facility: Lee is said to be
suffering from delusional behavior and will be treated with
anti-psychotic medication. He still could stand trial for murder and
other related charges if he is ever found mentally competent, said
Shasta County Senior Deputy District Attorney Brent Ledford.
http://www.redding.com/redd/nw_local/article/0,2232,REDD_17533_4909870,00.html
Redding.com, Aug 30, 2006:
Suspected arsonist arraigned: In 1997, Drumm was charged with
five counts of arson and later found to be mentally incompetent to
stand trial, according to court records. He was sent to Napa State
Hospital, but it is unclear how long he was there.
http://www.redding.com/redd/nw_local/article/0,2232,REDD_17533_4955625,00.html
St. Helena Star, Aug 24,
2006: Walking the St. Helena police beat: A member of the St.
Helena police force for almost four years, Tharp spent six years
working for the Department of Mental Health at Napa State Hospital,
where he was responsible for taking reports, transporting patients,
and keeping dangerous and combative patients under control.
http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2006/08/31/news/local/iq_3568462.txt
Times Herald, Oct 19, 2006
Coffey's brewing This is the latest in a series of articles about the American Canyon City Council campaign. AMERICAN CANYON - City Councilwoman Cindy Coffey says she has $26 million worth of reasons for wanting to be this city's first elected mayor. That is the dollar amount she said will be required from taxpayers and incoming businesses to pay for the expansion of Highway 29 (Broadway)... http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_4516064
Times Herald, Oct 19, 2006
Mayoral candidate believes in his leadership skills - Editor's Note: Another in a series on the race for American Canyon City Council seats. AMERICAN CANYON - Leon Garcia's supporters enjoy pointing out that he is the only candidate for American Canyon mayor who has not sued the city. Currently the city's vice mayor, Garcia is facing Councilwoman Cindy Coffey and former Napa Valley Casino owner Paul Maguire in American Canyon's first race... http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_4510306
San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, October 15, 2006
How to make a monster: The Cramps (right) have been around forever, and yet it seems they never really fit in anywhere except in San Francisco on Halloween. (Well, maybe also at that infamous show they played at the Napa state mental hospital many years ago.) See Lux Interior, Poison Ivy and company rip it up at the Fillmore with the, uh, underdressed Demolition Doll Rods and the dressed-up Groovie Ghoulies
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/10/15/PKGMQKFHR11.DTL Contra Costa Times,
Sun, Oct. 22, 2006 Incompetent defendants find justice will be waiting When Martinez police arrested Moises Perez in July 2005 on suspicion of setting two fires on the city's grassy hillsides, Perez announced to officers that he was God. http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/crime_courts/15821894.htm
Mercury News 10/24/06
REDDING, Calif. (AP) - After being
committed to a state mental hospital earlier this month, a
25-year-old Sacramento man has been found mentally fit to stand
trial for murder - a development that took his lawyer by surprise. Shasta County prosecutor Brent Ledford said Monday that Jonathan Lee
Jr. may get a new trial date for the slashing murder of his
stepfather in March. He is scheduled to reappear in court on Friday. Lee was ordered in April to stand trial but underwent a psychiatric
evaluation after he spit in court. A court-appointed psychiatrist
diagnosed him as delusional, and the judge ordered him to be
committed to Napa State Hospital. Lee was returned to Shasta County Jail last week after a new
evaluation found him mentally competent, Ledford said. Lee's lawyer, deputy public defender Mike Horan, was on vacation
last week and did not hear the news until Monday. He said he had not
decided whether to contest the new evaluation. Lee is charged with murder, attempted murder and nearly two dozen
other offenses in connection with the March 30 attack on his
stepfather and mother at the couple's Happy Valley home. Retired California Highway Patrol officer Barry Alan Smith, 50, bled
to death after suffering 18 wounds in the attack. Lee's mother,
48-year-old Deena Smith, was hit in the back of the head with a
decorative sword that had been on display inside the home AP Wire 10-24-2006 News in brief from Northern California
Oakland Tribune
10/28/06 Disabled care facilities accused of illegal quotas
-The nonprofit agencies charged with overseeing the care of the
developmentally disabled have illegal quotas for moving them from
the state institutions — homes many have known for decades — into
community care, a state legislator has charged... http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_4566912
KNXNewsRadio 11/3/06 Patient
Arrested in Beating Death at Pattan State Hospital San Bernardino (AP) -- A mental patient at a troubled state hospital
has been arrested in the beating death of a 50-year-old man who had
lived at the institution for three decades, officials said.
http://knx1070.com/pages/120319.php?
TheReporter.Com 11/07/2006 Hearing today in murder case A preliminary court hearing is scheduled to begin today in the case
of a Winters man facing murder charges in connection with the
stabbing death of a migrant worker last year http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_4616186?source=email
The Eureka Reporter, Jan 11,
2007: Jury denies Hoopa Man's Release.
Cedric Wellington Black Jr. was sent back to Napa State Hospital
for another year after a jury found Wednesday that he would pose
“a substantial violent threat to the members of this community”
if released. Black, 49, formerly of Hoopa, returned to Humboldt
County Superior Court late last week for trial — something he is
entitled to have each year — to try to be released from the
custody of Napa State Hospital.
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The Daily Journal, April 24, 2007:
Suspect in 2004 murder found not competent for trial.
A 27-year-old man accused in the stabbing death for unknown
reasons of a stranger walking along a city street in San Bruno
in 2004 was found not competent to stand trial this morning in
San Mateo County Superior Court and was ordered returned to Napa
State Hospital.
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ChichoEr.com, July 04, 2007:
Inmate's motions to drop charges rejected by judge. A
judge denied a motion to dismiss multiple car theft, drug
possession and evading charges against James Lee Mathews, 37,
over law enforcement's failure to preserve key evidence,
including fingerprints.
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ChichoEr.com, July 13, 2007:
Yet another mental evaluation ordered in protracted case.
For the third time in the same case, a Chico man who has been in
custody awaiting trial some three years, was ordered Thursday to
once again undergo a mental competency examination over his
strident objection.
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Chicho Enterprise
Record, July 17, 2007:
Many charges dismissed in civil rights suit against county.
A federal judge
has dismissed many of the allegations in a multi-million-dollar
civil rights lawsuit alleging government discrimination against
five black criminal defendants in Butte County.
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The Daily Journal, July 28, 2007:Governor's budget proposal could hurt county's mental health
needs. Filling the anemic ranks of state hospital
staff with hefty pay increases could have a two-pronged negative
impact for San Mateo County, officials said yesterday in
reaction to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget
proposal.
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Chico Enterprise Record,
Aug 09, 2007: Yet another doctor to
examine jail inmate for competency. A Chico man
who has been in custody more than three years, much of the
time in a state hospital after twice been declared mentally
incompetent to stand trial, will be examined by yet another
doctor. Both times James Lee Mathews, 37, was sent to Napa
State Hospital he was restored to competency, only to
decompensate after being transferred back to the Butte
County Jail. Mathews, who has filed a $3 million federal
civil rights suit against the county, claims jailers
continue to physically mistreat him and either change or
reduce his medication, causing him to relapse mentally.
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The Eureka Reporter, Aug
30, 2007: Inmate who hanged himself
had history of assault. An inmate believed to
have hanged himself Wednesday in the Humboldt County jail
had been involved in several physical altercations with
correctional officers, said a spokesperson from the Humboldt
County Sheriff’s Office, which manages the jail.
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Chico Enterprise Record,
Aug 31, 2007: Sheriff seeks
charges against inmate who alleges beating by jail guards.
The Butte County sheriff Thursday responded to claims by a
mentally disabled inmate that guards beat him without
provocation Monday, by seeking criminal assault charges
against the prisoner. Sporting a bruised face and swollen
black eye in court Wednesday, James Lee Mathews, 37, told a
judge he was attacked by at least three guards when he was
unable to comply with orders to raise his arms as he was
being taken to the jail law library.
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The Napa Valley Register,
Sept 02, 2007: Nonprofit aims to get
homeless women off of the streets. A fledgling
nonprofit agency that's dedicated to helping women turn
their lives around is gaining ground in combating the
problem of homelessness in Napa. The group is called New
Life Outreach and is a Christian-based, halfway house that
provides a home for women, ages 18 and older, who want to
break the cycle of homelessness.
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Redding
Record Searchlight, Sept 05, 2007:
Psychiatric industry cannot cure its
patients. Gary is a substance abuser, and it was this
that created his becoming a victim of the mental health system.
He is a psychiatric survivor whom the system has failed. In
order to explain this failure and Gary's issue, one need learn a
few obscure facts about the "big money" industries of psychiatry
and psychology. View Whole Story
Oroville Mercury Register, Sept 06, 2007:
Hospital avoids Butte court showdown over mental cases.
A court showdown was averted once again Wednesday when a Butte
County Jail inmate was transferred to a state mental hospital
for treatment — some six months after a judge had ordered that
action. // For at least the third time, Napa State Hospital had
claimed it didn't have enough bed space to treat a Butte County
defendant who was found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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The
Napa Valley Register, Sept 27, 2007:
Wiggins law on treating inmates awaits Arnold. A bill
before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could lighten the load for
Napa County Jail when it comes to dealing with mentally ill
inmates — but observers say even the need for a measure to allow
jailers to forcibly medicate inmates shows the state mental
health system is in crisis. View
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The
Reporter, Sept 30, 2007: Locked in fear:
Mom constantly afraid because
of her son's mental illnesses.You think he's a
simple nuisance; but then, you don't know him at all. I think
he's a tragedy waiting to happen, and since I gave him life and
raised him, maybe I know better.
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