Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Interstate fair taking shape

  June 19, 2010 in City on Page B1 This year’s Spokane County Interstate Fair will be an “ag-venture,” but it won’t be dangerous. No criminally committed mental patients will be allowed to attend, Director Rich Hartzell said Friday … 1

• Escape of Eastern State patient during trip to fair leads to suspensions, demotion

  April 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 Seven Eastern State Hospital employees have been disciplined following investigations into the September escape of a criminally committed patient from a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair, state … 1

• Eastern State Hospital workers disciplined in Paul escape

  April 28, 2010 in City Seven Eastern State Hospital employees have been disciplined following investigations into the September 2009 escape of a criminally committed patient from a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair, … 1

• Paul escape prompts release-restrictions law

  April 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A bill sparked by the escape of an Eastern State Hospital patient during a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair was signed into law Wednesday. House …

• Bill would curb patient trips

  January 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 Dangerous mental health patients would be barred from leaving state hospitals for most excursions without specific court orders under a bill the Legislature is considering. The bill, prompted by the … 1

• Field trips seen as key to treatment

  December 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Eastern State Hospital staff has been taking criminally committed patients on community outings to such places as Spokane Indians baseball games, Manito Park and the STA Plaza for years, according … 1

• State curbs field trips for some mental patients

    December 17, 2009 in City A state psychiatric hospital review panel has found that Eastern State Hospital policies and procedures were out of date and its staff was not paying sufficient attention to safety issues … 1