mental institution
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The jury could have acquited her by reason of insanity, which would then send her to a mental institution, the duration of her stay determined by doctors.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Her sister commits her to a mental institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
According to the Washington Post, “Schrank died in a mental institution in 1943.”
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
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
Moni is confined to a mental institution in Calcutta.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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