For five decades, Idaho has been putting mental health patients into prisons, despite receiving 14 notices that it needs a secure mental health unit that is not a prison.
Idaho keeps some psychiatric patients in prison, even though they haven't been convicted of crimes eastidahonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eastidahonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Idaho keeps psychiatric patients in prison, ignoring decades of warnings seattletimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seattletimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A temporary program for “dangerously mentally ill” patients has continued for five decades, despite calls from critics to provide better care. Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges.