Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say
Even without Proposition 3, "The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas."
The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas.
Paul Barrows spends his nights half expecting a late-night call from his son, who is prone to manic late-night walks that leave him lost and disoriented. His son, who lives with schizoaffective disorder, has recently found stability at a Fort Worth group home after languishing for over two years in Denton County Jail.
Author's summary: Mental health crisis in Texas jails.
- Patient languished in jail for over two years due to psychiatric hospital bed backlog.
- Jail system is the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in Texas.
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