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Fite.059C.pdf
Forensic Services is now part of the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute.

Fite.058C.pdf
The Cooper Building has received a major security upgrade, and all Forensic Services are now consolidated in Cooper.

Fite.057C.pdf
Both forensic psychiatrists left for other jobs, but the hospital has replaced them and is looking for a third. To cut down on admissions, the hospital is starting a pre-screening program.

Fite.054C.pdf
Forensic evaluations now take fifteen days instead of thirty. Forensic patients must be evaluated and then released or put into regular treatment wards. They cannot stay in maximum security wards indefinitely. The changes are in compliance with a…

Fite.008C.pdf
Williams once again implores the state government to fund a building for patients undergoing forensic evaluation. The hospital receives blame when these patients escape. He also mentions regular patients who are prone to violence and require a secure…

Fite.007C.pdf
The Board of Regents reports an influx of forensic admissions. A change in state law allows judges to send defendants to the hospital for thirty days' observation and competency evaluation. The hospital lacks separate facilities for these patients.…

Fite.006C.pdf
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.

Fite.005C.pdf
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…

Fite.004_122.jpg
View of Cooper interior through front door. The entrance shows evidence of retrofitting for the Forensic Services unit. Notice the barred access door.

Fite.003_121.jpg
View of front entrance to Cooper Building. Cooper is named for Thomas Cooper, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1829) and president of South Carolina College.
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