In Washington state, ACLU lawyers argue that persons with mental illness should not be jailed
KOMO News, Oct. 3, 2014 Kathryn McCormick hasn’t seen her mentally ill son in months — not since he was arrested on a felony harassment charge and placed in a jail cell awaiting treatment. “He’s in solitary confinement; he lost 40 pounds and he’s a former shadow of himself,” she said Friday. “He’s not getting […]