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  • Sex assault a 'trade-off' in mental ward, administrator says

    05/09/2010 5:46:52 AM PDT · by chickadee · 43 replies · 1,129+ views
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | May 9, 2010 | Steve Schultze, Meg Kissinger
    Milwaukee County's top mental health administrator intentionally houses female patients with men known to be dangerous "because the presence of women reduces the likelihood of the men being violent," according to a county supervisor's letter obtained by the Journal Sentinel. John Chianelli, administrator of the county's Behavioral Health Division, told county supervisors during a closed-door session last month that segregating men and women would result in more violence. "It's a trade-off," he said. "Putting 24 aggressive male patients into a male-only unit would increase the level of violence in the unit." Chianelli's remarks came during a County Board committee called...