Jails for Mental Illness | Bedlam
Clip: Season 21 Episode 13 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
America's three largest jails are also its three largest psychiatric treatment facilities.
America's three largest jails are also its three largest psychiatric treatment facilities. In this excerpt from Bedlam, while one person with mental illness faces a long wait in jail before finding treatment, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the Twin Towers Correctional Facility where he is shocked by the staggering number of people with mental illness housed in high-security jails.
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Jails for Mental Illness | Bedlam
Clip: Season 21 Episode 13 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
America's three largest jails are also its three largest psychiatric treatment facilities. In this excerpt from Bedlam, while one person with mental illness faces a long wait in jail before finding treatment, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the Twin Towers Correctional Facility where he is shocked by the staggering number of people with mental illness housed in high-security jails.
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Preview: S21 Ep13 | 30s | The stories of people with mental illness are explored with immediacy and urgency. (30s)
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