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'Criminalizing the most vulnerable': Should the mentally ill be behind bars?
Yahoo News 360· 12 months agoPolicymakers and activists are questioning if jails and prisons are equipped to adequately care for...
When mental illness leads to dropped charges, patients often go without stabilizing care
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoFor seven years, Timothy Jay Fowler rotated between jail, forced psychiatric hospitalization, and...
Sheriff Waybourn is right: Tarrant County jails can’t handle mental illness alone | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCompounding problems in jails Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is right: Jails have become de...
Advocates: Arresting more homeless people won’t solve the issues uptown. What will? | Opinion
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Charlotte City Council is set to vote this week on criminalizing a handful of city ordinances...
Hinds County sheriff, Jackson interim police chief express concern about mental health
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJackson metropolitan area top law enforcement officials are speaking out about last week's...
Jordan Neely eulogized by Rev. Al Sharpton at funeral
Revolt via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRev. Al Sharpton The death of Jordan Neely has outraged protestors across New York City and the...
Surfside’s attempt to criminalize soap is latest attack on homeless people | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSurfside’s proposed ordinance criminalizing hygiene sinks to a new low in a counterproductive attack...
The Maine mass shooter is being tested for CTE. Experts have a message about the results
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoKatie Hawkinson speaks to experts about the misperceived link between mental illness and violence —...
Al Sharpton: Jordan Neely was ‘screaming for help’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRev. Al Sharpton said Friday that Jordan Neely was “screaming for help” when he was choked to death on a New York subway earlier this month. “We keep...
Stores say they've seen a rise in organized theft, now Kansas has a specific crime for it
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Kansas Senate passed a bill criminalizing organized retail crime, a form of organized theft from...