Georgia officials say fixes are being made to the state's psychiatric hospitals.
In January, Georgia signed into an agreement with federal justice officials that it would improve its mental hospital system. But recently the Justice Department told the court it could no longer support the motion for the adoption of that agreement.
Patient advocates say abuse, neglect and poor medical care have contributed to hundreds of patient injuries and deaths in Georgia’s psychiatric hospital system.
A spokesman for Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities says the state has until January 15th to show it’s in strong compliance with the settlement.
