SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital have been found in contempt and fined for violating the U.S. Constitution.
That finding was handed down by a U.S. federal district court judge on Friday. It has to do with mental health care.
Citing a report by OHA, Marion County says hundreds of new forensic mental health treatment beds are needed but have not materialized. The county argued the state was not in compliance with the law…