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There are approximately seven miles of tunnels under the State Hospital and the State Penitentiary. Both institutions were previously linked by one long tunnel. The Prison supplies all the dry goods, beef, poultry,pork,laundry and  milk for the hospital rsidents. A … Continue reading →

Well here I am blogging today, 2nd. time. Time teaching at the Oregon State Hospital was wild. I saw many things, staff helping themselves to antique furniture, stealing food, materials, even blankets. Also repeatedly witnessed several staff getting stoned on … Continue reading →

I taught at the Oregon State Hospital when the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” was being filmed. That was a crazy time, some of the kids I taught worked as ”grips” on the movie, I was able to … Continue reading →