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| Group accuses state of warehousing mentally ill |
| By dailyinterlake.com |
| Published: 04/02/2014 |
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HELENA (AP) — Advocates who filed a federal lawsuit over Montana’s treatment of mentally ill prisoners say they are optimistic the matter can still be resolved through negotiations with state corrections officials. Disability Rights Montana sued seven top officials with the state Department of Corrections and Department of Public Health and Human Services Monday over allegations of cruel and unusual punishment and due process violations. The advocacy group says inmates found “guilty but mentally ill” and sentenced to the custody of the health department are transferred from the Montana State Hospital to the Deer Lodge prison to free bed space or to avoid treating prisoners disliked by hospital staff. Read More. |
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