What is the name of the prison hospital holding Sarah Connor in Terminator 2?

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Pescadero State Hospital is the psychiatric facility holding Sarah Connor at the beginning of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Sarah is confined there after authorities regard her warnings about Skynet and the coming machine war as delusional. John Connor visits her with the aim of helping her escape, but the arrival of the T-800 and the T-1000 turns the visit into a rescue mission.

The hospital sequence establishes how much Sarah's life has changed since the first film. She is no longer living freely, yet she has continued preparing for the future she believes is coming. The sequence also introduces Dr. Miles Dyson's importance indirectly through Sarah's fear of Cyberdyne Systems.

Pescadero State Hospital is fictional within the story. It should not be confused with the police station in The Terminator, where Sarah seeks protection, or with the Cyberdyne facility visited later in the sequel.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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