Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-02 06:29:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DE337C9BC380B57909B956D16EAE8C0E4E75FD1461220AB322F06FD189F08B6C
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Original Note:
Needs context. Patients can spend years living at Western State Hospital and retain their basic rights while there, including the right to vote. “The median time currently spent on the discharge list is 104 days. Some people have waited years, even decades to be released”. https://disabilityrightswa.org/publications/patient-rights-at-western-state-hospital-and-eastern-state-hospital/#hospital https://web.archive.org/web/20230923212607/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/western-state-patient-releases-can-be-delayed-years-for-lack-of-outside-beds/
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