About what year was this law passed?
Thanks,
Phyllis Rubenfeld
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Phyllis Levine wrote:
>
> You might be interested in a policy that was in place in Alaska not too
> many years ago (20-30). Essentially anyone who "walked funny, talked
> funny or looked funny" was arrested (!) and then sent out of state.
> Children (yes) were often sent to Baby Louise Haven in Oregon, and youth,
> and adults were sent to Morningside Institution. There was a law suit put
> forth by a father of one boy who had been sent and subsequently, after
> many years, the policy was rescinded and everyone was being sent back to
> Alaska....well, not everyone...and the law suit provided a huge chunk
> of money plus the profits from the sale of valuable land was to be used
> to support the returnees (primarily mental health). Naturally the money
> was squandered and the land developed. Since then there was another law
> suit and the finale is that what is left of the land plus other designated
> areas was put into a trust and the money earmarked for people being served
> by several state agencies: the mental health board, aging and dementia,
> developmental disabilities and special ed, alcohol and drug abuse. There
> is a trust board to govern the money and its allocations. So the "ugly"
> laws in Alaska has resulted in a windfall of steady funding from a land
> trust..... fascinating, eh.
>
> By the way, if there is anyone on this list (or elsewhere) who knows
> anything about the two institutions in Oregon that I mentioned, I would
> love any information I can get. Thanks.
>
> ciao, Phyl
>
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