Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat Mental Illness? • OverCriminalized • BRAVE NEW FILMS
Instead of helping the mentally ill, police often put them behind bars. Watch how one police department is making a positive difference. WATCH MORE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_66uT64YzbY&in...
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What's one of several police shootings involving people with mental illness. 18-year-old, KeithVidal, struggled with schizophrenia. He wasn't violent, and all they wanted was help gettinghim to treatment. Seconds later, the officers shot and killed him. They murdered our son!For no reason!Another disturbing video that raises questions about the treatment of the mentallyill behind bars.He would hear voices. The extraction team restrained him. Minutes later, the 33-year-oldwas dead.Jails are the number one mental health facilities across the country. They house more mentally-illperson than versus any hospital, any psych facilities, any anything. They're patients,not prisoners.Mental illness is the only disease that when you're in a cri...
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What's one of several police shootings involving people with mental illness. 18-year-old, KeithVidal, struggled with schizophrenia. He wasn't violent, and all they wanted was help gettinghim to treatment. Seconds later, the officers shot and killed him. They murdered our son!For no reason!Another disturbing video that raises questions about the treatment of the mentallyill behind bars.He would hear voices. The extraction team restrained him. Minutes later, the 33-year-oldwas dead.Jails are the number one mental health facilities across the country. They house more mentally-illperson than versus any hospital, any psych facilities, any anything. They're patients,not prisoners.Mental illness is the only disease that when you're in a cri...
