People Jailed While Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Are Generally Treated the Same as People Accused of Crimes
Jails Can Be Deadly for People in Crisis
Mississippi Is a Stark Outlier in the U.S.
Despite a State Law, There Has Been Almost No Oversight of Jails That Hold People Awaiting Treatment
The Practice Is Not Limited to Small, Rural Counties
I mean, it was a general inquiry. I wasn’t being flippant about poverty or peoples family ties or the very real southern poverty trap — especially for young women. I was literally just asking the question, I wasn’t making a snide remark about Mississippi. I’ve never been there. I literally don’t think I could’ve asked it any more politely.