No criminal charges? 'Prosecutors said that Acadia had held patients for longer than necessary & admitted people who didn’t need to be there. Once patients entered its facilities, the government said, Acadia failed to provide therapy & kept staffing dangerously low, leading to assaults & suicides.'

Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.

The F.B.I. is also investigating the large chain of psychiatric hospitals for holding patients longer than what is medically necessary.