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Case in Point June 6, 2019
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.
By Christie Thompson, Leila Miller and Manuel Villa
Life Inside December 1, 2016
‘Please Find My Grandson’
What I saw tracking down the mentally ill in jail.
By Margaret Altman
Case in Point September 12, 2016
The Man With the Bleeding Brain
William Palmer was “severely mentally impaired” when he clashed with police. Should that matter?
By Andrew Cohen
Commentary December 2, 2015
New York Disarms the ‘Mentally Ill’
Why mental health experts are up in arms.
By James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
Commentary June 2, 2015
Diary of a Madman?
A psychiatrist analyzes the notebook of James Holmes.
By Andrew Cohen
Feature March 18, 2015
Where Law and Order Meets Paranoid and Schizophrenic
Three days in Room 19E2, Bellevue Hospital.
By Alysia Santo
News December 1, 2014
A Plea from the Right
Conservative stalwarts urge Texas to spare Scott Panetti.
By Maurice Chammah
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