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Mentally Ill Prisoners Are Held Past Release Dates, Lawsuit Claims

New York keeps mentally ill people in prison after they have finished their sentences because of a lack of supportive housing for them, a lawsuit filed on their behalf argues. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Prisons and Prisoners

Topics: argues, behalf, filed, lawsuit, housing, supportive, because, sentences, finished, prison, people, mentally, keeps, Claims, Lawsuit, Dates, Release, Prisoners, Mentally

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/nyregion/prisoners-mentally-ill-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss