"mental hotel" meaning in English

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          "text": "Before the person calls an ambulance (I only said \"without going to jail\"...) and has you hauled off to the local mental hotel where all the staff wear those friendly apple coats, thank him for participating in this survey and get the hell out of there!",
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          "text": "I don't remember directing my post to you Badmanbelair.......... you must have been Kabatoff's roommate at the mental hotel.............",
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          "text": "[M]aybe some nutcase will slaughter your family--see how you feel about that...........yeah I'm sure you would want them to go to a mental hotel as well.",
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          "ref": "2025 October 19, @tonymcc57257826, X (post), archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:",
          "text": "No Kings in America, but There Are Idiots Aplenty [link to article] zoos are cheaper than mental hotels",
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          "text": "11 12 you just WON a permanent stay in a mental hotel. Breathe now and try shutting up and love your family because come to find out they all voted for him. LMFAO",
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