Santa Rita Jail

Following an investigation, the Justice Department concluded jailers at Alameda County, California's Santa Rita Jail violate the civil rights of mentally ill inmates by sending them by the hundreds to psychiatric hospitals rather than getting them targeted help they really need.

WASHINGTON — Following an investigation, the Justice Department concluded jailers at Alameda County, California’s Santa Rita Jail violate the civil rights of mentally ill inmates by sending them by the hundreds to psychiatric hospitals rather than getting them targeted help they really need.

Categories / Civil Rights, Government

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