A crackdown on electronics at a state psychiatric hospital that houses people with histories of sexual violence has triggered “disruptive behavior” at the facility, with patients breaking windows, clogging toilets and throwing food, officials said. The new regulations, implemented Friday, were a response to patients at Coalinga State Hospital viewing and storing child pornography on their devices, Ken August, a spokesman for California Department of State Hospitals, said via email. As part of the crackdown, officials restricted Internet access and devices that can copy or store digital media. The protests over the new rules turned violent when patients shoved police officers who were attempting to search someone. The Fresno Bee reported that three patients were charged with felony obstruction of a public officer and misdemeanor rioting charges.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 18, 2018 07:07 UTC