Broken system: Hundreds wait in jail for mental health care
Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 8m 59s
Hundreds of people are in Colorado jails, presumed innocent while awaiting trial, but are stuck there because the state has failed for nearly a decade to provide mental health services, including mental competency evaluations.
Aired: 01/22/20 |
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