Choked with bitterness, he fought to prove his sanity
Description:
Newspaper article on Kenneth Donaldson and his past as an involuntarily committed patient in Florida's Chattahoochee state hospital for fifteen years and his long battle to obtain his release and take his case to the courts. His case resulted in the Supreme Court ruling that a person who is mentally ill but poses no danger to anyone cannot be locked up against their will indefinitely. The article discusses his past that led to his incarceration and the publication of his book "Insanity Inside Out."
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