Law enforcement’s readiness to handle mental health situations has come under scrutiny since October, when a Bowdoin man killed 18 people in Lewiston in the worst mass shooting in Maine history, and the disclosure that the Sagadahoc County sheriff’s.
With a shortage of mental health professionals, Maine police officers are forced to make decisions during mental heakth crises without proper training.
Police training in mental health lags behind - Independant Express independantexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independantexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama s high bar for parole wypr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wypr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.