ward was understaffed, with only one doctor (who happened to be an obstetrician) for over 1,000 male patients. There were no psychiatrists or counsellors, and the only nurse on site worked in the infirmary. He spent 15 years as a patient; he did not receive any treatment, actively refusing it, and attempting to secure his release. Throughout his stay he denied he was ever mentally ill, and refused to be put into a halfway house. Donaldson later wrote a book about his experience as a mental patient titled Insanity Inside Out. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 422 Jackson v. Indiana (1972) Addington v. Texas (1979) Jones v. United States (1983) Foucha v. Louisiana (1992) References External links Kenneth Donaldson Papers (MS 1677). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. United States Supreme Court cases Mental health law in the United States 1975 in United States case law American Civil Liberties Union litigation Imprisonment and detention in the United States United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court