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| Mental health patients crowd prisons |
| By Dateline Alabama |
| Published: 12/20/2007 |
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ALABAMA - Prisons and jails have become de facto mental health treatment centers for thousands of men and women because the state lacks the resources to provide adequate mental health care, state officials told a state panel on Wednesday. “Prior to 2000, the Alabama Department of Corrections didn’t consider mental health treatment part of our mission,” Corrections Commissioner Richard Allen told the House Ad Hoc Committee on Mental Health. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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