Civil Rights
Mar. 20, 2002
Seeking Dignity for the Mentally Ill
LOS ANGELES - The flashbacks come faster as Vernon Montoya approaches what used to be Camarillo State Hospital. When Montoya was 15, he was committed to the state mental institute here after serving two years in the California Youth Authority for stabbing five boys.




When Montoya was 15, he was committed to the state mental institute here after serving two years in the California Youth Authority for stabbing five boys.
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