People ex rel. Jacobs v. Worthing

Application for the release of petitioner on a writ of habeas corpus from Pilgrim State Hospital where he is confined as an insane person. A hearing was held in Part II, Nassau County. The evidence overwhelmingly favors the release.

There was a sharp conflict between the patient and the hospital staff over the right of the former, while in the institution, to com*703municate by mail with attorneys. The incident cannot be passed unnoticed.

The Commissioner of Mental Hygiene, evidently pursuant to section 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law, has promulgated General Order No. 11, which, in part, provides as…