California Revises Policy on Mentally Ill Inmates
The changes were introduced after videos that showed corrections officers in state prisons dousing severely mentally ill inmates with pepper spray and forcibly removing them from their cells drew public outrage and were termed “horrific” by a federal judge. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Mental Health and Disorders
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