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House of fear: The St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital houses patients judged not guilty of violent crimes by reason of insanity. Hospital administrator Bob Cunningham, inset, is striving to quiet fears of residents opposed to the release of patients into the community.
House of fear: The St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital houses patients judged not guilty of violent crimes by reason of insanity. Hospital administrator Bob Cunningham, inset, is striving to quiet fears of residents opposed to the release of patients into the community.

House of fear: The St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital houses patients judged not guilty of violent crimes by reason of insanity. Hospital administrator Bob Cunningham, inset, is striving to quiet fears of residents opposed to the release of patients into the community.

Date7/16/1988
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