When Dana Patton, an eighth grade English teacher at Horn Lake Middle School, left her home in Southaven to attend a teachers conference in Florida in June, she did not
Jailed for their own safety, 14 Mississippians died awaiting mental health treatment djournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from djournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse — even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that’s supposed to protect them.
Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that's supposed to protect them.