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Trapped: Mentally Ill Persons in our Nation's Prisons and Jails »

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In the 1960s, patients in public psychiatric hospitals were moved into community care. But communities were ill-prepared, and they ended up on the streets fending for themselves. Now, large numbers of the mentally ill are trapped in prison, instead of getting care in mental health facilities. Dramatic photos and a chilling documentary included.