Conversations Live
Conversations LIVE: Mental Health and the Justice System
Season 3 Episode 2 | 56m 47s
A survey of states reveals there are now 3 times more mentally ill in jail than hospitals
A survey of states reveals that there are now three times more mentally ill persons in jails and prisons than in hospitals! How did America's jails and prisons become de facto mental health facilities? And what are the implications for all of us? On this edition of Conversations LIVE, Patty Satalia and guests will talk about the problem and how to solve it! Originally aired February 21, 2013.
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Conversations Live is a local public television program presented by WPSU
Conversations Live
Conversations LIVE: Mental Health and the Justice System
Season 3 Episode 2 | 56m 47s
A survey of states reveals that there are now three times more mentally ill persons in jails and prisons than in hospitals! How did America's jails and prisons become de facto mental health facilities? And what are the implications for all of us? On this edition of Conversations LIVE, Patty Satalia and guests will talk about the problem and how to solve it! Originally aired February 21, 2013.
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