States across the country have outright banned or severely limited the practice of jailing people without charges while they wait for mental health treatment. Mississippi has not.
States across the country have outright banned or severely limited the practice of jailing people without charges while they wait for mental health treatment. Mississippi has not.
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At least a dozen states have banned the practice of jailing people without charges while they await mental health treatment. But Mississippi routinely keeps people in jail during the civil commitment process.