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Mentally Ill Suspects

An illustration shows silhouettes of a close-up face, a side profile of a person, and an IV bag hanging from a pole. Prison bars are in the foreground.
Feature June 9
They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.
Washington, like most states, has a law intended to protect health care workers. Instead, it’s led to prosecutions of people with severe mental illness.
By , Sydney Brownstone and Esmy Jimenez
Case in Point June 6, 2019
Mentally Ill and Languishing in Jail
A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed.
By , Leila Miller and
Life Inside December 1, 2016
‘Please Find My Grandson’
What I saw tracking down the mentally ill in jail.
By Margaret Altman
Case in Point September 12, 2016
The Man With the Bleeding Brain
William Palmer was “severely mentally impaired” when he clashed with police. Should that matter?
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act into law at the Capitol in Albany on Jan. 15, 2013.
Commentary December 2, 2015
New York Disarms the ‘Mentally Ill’
Why mental health experts are up in arms.
By James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
An excerpt of a page from James Holmes’ notebook.
Commentary June 2, 2015
Diary of a Madman?
A psychiatrist analyzes the notebook of James Holmes.
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Feature March 18, 2015
Where Law and Order Meets Paranoid and Schizophrenic
Three days in Room 19E2, Bellevue Hospital.
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News December 1, 2014
A Plea from the Right
Conservative stalwarts urge Texas to spare Scott Panetti.
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