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What Happens to the Mentally Ill in the Justice System is Just Crazy

By Alan Prendergast
Westword | June 2, 2008
In Colorado, gaping holes in the so-called safety net have made police, courts and emergency rooms the first and last line of contact with people who may be a danger to themselves or others. Too often, the care they receive is perfunctory -- a 72-hour crisis hold, a few pills, a referral to a mental-health center -- with little or no followup.
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Tags: mental health, prison, Colorado, courts, mental illness, crime & justice, insanity defense, Thomas Espinoza

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