Op-Ed in the Pensacola News Journal Regarding the Incarceration of Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals
In a joint op-ed, Public Citizen and the Treatment Advocacy Center discuss results of their recent report on a comprehensive national survey that captured the perspectives of county jail staff about inmates with serious mental illnesses. The op-ed highlights the need to stop the enduring tragedy that jails have become warehouses for the seriously mentally ill.
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