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Georgia is building first state psychiatric hospital since landmark disability case

Ellie Fivas
Posted 7/20/26

After spending 16 years moving away from a psychiatric care system centered on institutionalization, state officials are preparing to build Georgia’s largest state hospital in decades.  More than 700 Georgians in the criminal justice system are currently waiting for a spot in a state psychiatric facility, according to Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the Department of […]

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