The Board of Regents reiterates Babcock's concern about admitting patients accused of crimes on an indefinite basis. The Board also calls for moving all high risk patients to separate wards.
Babcock objects to probate judges committing people to the hospital who are accused of crimes. He says those cases are within the purview of criminal courts, not civil courts. On a related note, he asks that the state penitentiary create its own…
A 13-foot chain link fence enclosed the outside recreation areas at each Maximum Detention Building. As of 2014, only the bottom rails and concrete foundations still remain.