AdvertisementViolence Surges At Hospital For Mentally Ill CriminalsApril 08, 2011Ina JaffefacebookEmailAtascadero State Hospital, in central California, was built to treat mentally ill criminals. Since a new treatment plan was put into place, violent incidents at the hospital have increased. "I have constituents who ... work in the facility that are just distraught about their sense of threat and risk and potential injury," says one state lawmaker. (Courtesy of Atascadero State Hospital)