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They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.

In Washington, like most states, laws intended to protect health care workers are leading to prosecutions of people with severe mental illness.

Feature • 06.09.2024

Mentally Ill and Languishing in Jail

A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed.

Case in Point • 06.06.2019

‘Please Find My Grandson’

What I saw tracking down the mentally ill in jail.

Life Inside • 12.01.2016

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