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Suicide attempts at Winnebago Mental Health Institute continue after state project errors.

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| October 20, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Dolan Media Newswires. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Paul Snyder

The state botched a project to eliminate suicide hazards at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute and left the building open to further attempts.

It was an oversight, said David Helbach, secretary of the Department of Administration's Division of State Facilities. We didn't do enough preplanning.

He said the state misunderstood its directions on a project to upgrade the facility, and it focused repairs only on living quarters instead of on every area in the buildings.

Robert Kneepkens, the institute's director, said there have not been any suicides since the mistake. He said he does not know how many attempts there were…

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