'Cuckoo's Nest' Hospital Under Investigation
The mental hospital made famous by the movie One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest is under federal investigation. Officials from the Justice Department visited the Oregon facility after reports of patient abuse, crowding and crumbling facilities.
Colin Fogarty of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.
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