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5 Years After Brutal Murder, Napa Hospital Seeks to Balance Treatment With Security

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California has five state mental hospitals, where most of the patients are sent by criminal courts. Napa State Hospital has struggled for years to create a safe environment for staff and patients. It was five years ago this week that an employee there was brutally murdered by a psychiatric patient. NOTE: This piece contains language some may find upsetting.

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