Fun fact: The legacy of these institutions can also be seen in the California state highway system to this day, where Route 221 and Route 222 serve Napa State H

Fun fact: The legacy of these institutions can also be seen in the California state highway system to this day, where Route 221 and Route 222 serve Napa State Hospital and the former Mendocino State Hospital, respectively: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napa_State_Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napa_State_Hospital - https://cahighways.org/ROUTE221.html https://cahighways.org/ROUTE221.html - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_State_Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_State_Hospital - https://cahighways.org/ROUTE222.html https://cahighways.org/ROUTE222.html They were pretty (in)famous for their eugenics practices: https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Eugenics-and-the-Nazis-the-California-2549771.php https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Eugenics-and-the-Nazi... "In 1933 alone, at least 1,278 coercive sterilizations were performed, 700 on women. The state's two leading sterilization mills in 1933 were Sonoma State Home with 388 operations and Patton State Hospital with 363 operations. Other sterilization centers included Agnews, Mendocino, Napa, Norwalk, Stockton and Pacific Colony state hospitals." And for their research with mind-altering substances: https://www.mendocino.edu/sites/default/files/docs/departments/english/2019_literary_contest/mendocino_state_hospital.pdf https://www.mendocino.edu/sites/default/files/docs/departmen... "Massive doses of LSD were given to alcoholic patients as part of what was thought to be mind-control experiments. Involuntary sterilizations were administered in a campaign to eliminate “feeblemindedness,” poverty, “lunacy,” crime and other conditions considered to be social problems."