earlier with the start of a systematic shutdown of psychiatric facilities throughout the nation. over the years, more and more of the mentally ill have found themselves in jails unable to address all their needs. how you doing? you all right? i m doing all right. everything good with you? good man. thanks, man. al nnon has bn the sheriff of charleston county for more than a quarter of a century. he s witnessed the problem from its early days. you go back to the late 60s, early 70s, the psychiatric community was of moving away from institutionalization. and so what was supposed to