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Editorial
March 16, 1926
The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes overcrowding and inhumane conditions at Georgia's State Sanitarium, where 4,700 patients exceed capacity for 3,500, leaving some in jails. Contrasts with Texas's better treatment efforts and urges shame and reform for the mentally ill.
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NOT PROUD OF THIS
Up at the State Sanitarium there are 4,700 patients in buildings that were erected to take care of 3,500, and the increased number of patients calls for an increase of attendants, cooks and day laborers. And what is worse, there are patients in jails all over Georgia that cannot be admitted to the sanitarium until more room is provided.—Valdosta Times.
And we are not proud of this Georgia institution because these conditions really exist. They exist in spite of the state legislative committee which has been placed in charge of the institution. Every Georgian ought to hang his head in shame because of the frightful inhumane conditions existing at the state sanitarium.
We were deeply interested in a little news item coming out of Texas the other day in which it was recounted that much was being done in the state institution to save those who went there for treatment. Life was being made as happy as possible for the unfortunate inmates. Whether we believe that way or not Georgia owes as much to the inmates of its sanitarium, for they are human beings and not all of them are hopelessly gone in mentality. There is such a thing as reclaiming those who are sent to the institutions for the insane—many more of them than the average person would suppose.
Up at the State Sanitarium there are 4,700 patients in buildings that were erected to take care of 3,500, and the increased number of patients calls for an increase of attendants, cooks and day laborers. And what is worse, there are patients in jails all over Georgia that cannot be admitted to the sanitarium until more room is provided.—Valdosta Times.
And we are not proud of this Georgia institution because these conditions really exist. They exist in spite of the state legislative committee which has been placed in charge of the institution. Every Georgian ought to hang his head in shame because of the frightful inhumane conditions existing at the state sanitarium.
We were deeply interested in a little news item coming out of Texas the other day in which it was recounted that much was being done in the state institution to save those who went there for treatment. Life was being made as happy as possible for the unfortunate inmates. Whether we believe that way or not Georgia owes as much to the inmates of its sanitarium, for they are human beings and not all of them are hopelessly gone in mentality. There is such a thing as reclaiming those who are sent to the institutions for the insane—many more of them than the average person would suppose.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
Science Or Medicine
What keywords are associated?
State Sanitarium
Overcrowding
Inhumane Conditions
Mental Health
Patient Treatment
Georgia Reform
Texas Comparison
What entities or persons were involved?
State Sanitarium
State Legislative Committee
Valdosta Times
Texas State Institution
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Overcrowding And Inhumane Conditions At Georgia State Sanitarium
Stance / Tone
Critical And Ashamed, Calling For Humane Reform
Key Figures
State Sanitarium
State Legislative Committee
Valdosta Times
Texas State Institution
Key Arguments
Sanitarium Overcrowded With 4,700 Patients Beyond 3,500 Capacity
Need For More Staff Due To Increased Patients
Mentally Ill Patients Held In Jails Awaiting Admission
Conditions Exist Despite Legislative Oversight
Georgians Should Feel Shame Over Inhumane Treatment
Texas Improves Lives Of Inmates For Treatment And Happiness
Georgia Owes Humane Care To Sanitarium Inmates As Human Beings
Many Mentally Ill Can Be Reclaimed, Contrary To Common Supposition