In early June, a federal judge found the state in contempt of a court order that requires people with severe mental illness in custody to be quickly admitted to the Oregon State Hospital. Oregon has started racking up fines of $500 per day for each person who has to wait in a local jail cell for more than a week before being admitted to the hospital. Now, the state is appealing that decision and has asked the court to pause the contempt ruling. Amelia Templeton is OPB’s health reporter and has been following this story. She joins us to share more on what is happening at the state’s psychiatric hospital.

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News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/20/oregon-state-hospital-contempt-appeal/