Fitness & Health
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Judge: “It’s extremely upsetting to see people treated in such an inhumane manner”
It’s an age-old dilemma, a legal conundrum in Washington and the nation, the byproduct of a judicial system trying to be fair to people with mental illness
Accused of gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct and inadequate record-keeping in his treatment of inmates
Some of the inmates are being forced to comply with medication orders; others are to be moved to new cells
Discussion on how almost $700,000 from a mental health property tax levy is spent by the McLean County Center for Human Services
Report recommends eliminating use of solitary for mentally ill inmates as a punishment
Judith A. Bird was also reprimanded for disclosing the confidential information of some inmates to other inmates without their consent
Inmate Jerry C. Williams has spent much of his 57 years in state psychiatric hospitals and prisons
Inmate stabbed himself after 40 days in Hennepin County jail without proper psychiatric care
With nowhere else to turn, prisons are stepping up to the challenge of treating mentally ill offenders
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