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Inside DC’s Troubled Psychiatric Hospital: “This Place Is Actually Trauma-Inducing”

Lawsuits, former workers, and patients of Psychiatric Institute of Washington allege the facility is rife with violence, misconduct, and systemic dysfunction—all in the service of corporate profit.
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Inside DC’s Troubled Psychiatric Hospital: “This Place Is Actually Trauma-Inducing”

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