Judge: California mistreating mentally ill inmates
(AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that California's treatment of mentally ill inmates violates constitutional safeguards against cruel and unusual punishment through excessive use of pepper spray and isolation. U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence …
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A federal judge has blasted treatment of mentally ill prisoners in California
The myth that California is a mecca for liberalism and humanitarianism has been broken down hard by a U.S. federal judge who has blasted the treatment of prisoners alleged to be mentally ill in the not so sunny state. Al Jazeera reported on April 10 …
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'Affluenza' Teen's Parents to Pay 70 Per Month For Treatment
19, just a few weeks after it was confirmed he would go to a Texas facility and not a posh California treatment facility as had been suggested during the criminal trial. Debbie Spoonts, placement supervisor for Tarrant County Juvenile Services …
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