Former doctor, prosecutor accuse state of recklessly releasing patients from Western State Hospital

by Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior Reporter

Tue, September 19th 2023, 12:55 AM UTC

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a sign is posted near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - An employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash., on March 19, 2020. A judge has ordered the state agency that operates Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital to pay more than $2 million to four female health workers who were assaulted by a violent patient who repeatedly targeted women. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a sign is posted near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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