mental institution
Example Sentences
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He escaped from a mental institution, settled in Southern California, and began falsely claiming that he was a rabbi, a doctor and Albert Einstein’s nephew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
She was incarcerated for six years, most of which she spent in prison and some of which she spent in a mental institution and in exile in a Siberian penal colony.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024
Dot does that many times over throughout the season, even slipping free of the mental institution where Lorraine tries to have her committed against her will.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2024
The trial now moves into a second phase to determine whether Schabusiness was mentally ill and should be sent to a mental institution or should go to prison.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
He has been at a mental institution ever since.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
