“It is undisputed that our jails and prisons are the largest centers for the mentally ill, by default. How do facilities trained to make decisions based on safety and security handle those who may not easily fit into corrections classifications? We’ll see if Lockup goes there.” Washington Posts Tom Jackman is exactly right--there are far too many mentally ill inmates. We tackle this tough issue starting Saturday at 10pm ET on msnbc. wapo.st/1nGm1O2
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:56:22 +0000