I understand that various cutbacks have led to letting a bunch of these folks run around loose.
Evidence thereof abounds in the streets of Denver.
It's worse than when I worked as a lab technician at Creedmoor State Hospital, even though I had no direct contact with the patients. E.g., I have a Kodachrome memory of walking to the main entrance of my building and hearing one patient hollering down from one of the barred balconies, "Hat! Hat! Hat!" continuously. This happened just about every day. Just an e.g.
Terry! Terry! Terry!
REF! REF! REF!
Yes, it was the site of the famous Creedmoor Rifle Range. I did not know that at the time, being more interested in getting through college than in guns. My building was near the bus stop, so I never explored much more of the complex. I still hate it when "Creedmoor" is misspelled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedmoor_Psychiatric_Center#History