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Does anyone know how mental illness in jail is handled?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember1" data-source="post: 761383" data-attributes="member: 23706"><p>When Rick was in college he had a Corrections job at night. I asked him about mental health there and according to him, and Rick is much sharper than the average cookie, in the state where he went to college, he was alarmed at how many inmates who were obviously mentally off were untreated or punished. He went to college in a very conservative state and the mindset there was that they don't put up with that nonsense.</p><p></p><p>Each state can be very different from one another. From living for a few years in CA I believe that CA does more than anyplace else I have lived. Lots of services and some are very unique. So you are lucky (or nor lucky depending on what you care about) if you live in CA. </p><p></p><p>If you have the means to do so, I would talk to another lawyer with the possible motive of getting your son more help. Talk to a few, if some give free first sessions. Find out how much a lawyer can actually do in your state. Don't pay for what can't happen. Just educate yourself all you can and decide. I have lived in states all over the country before we settled down and bought our business. This was long ago, so I am sure things changed. But one thing that is probably still true is that different parts of our country have different ways of thinking about things. Each state even. Know how any lawyer you hire next can best help your son where he is at. Accept nothing less.</p><p></p><p>A good example of differences in states is that homeless people can sleep in a private person's car where Crayola lives. That shocked me. It's not like that here. After she wrote it we spoke to a family member who.is a cop in a big city here. He looked shocked and said "no."</p><p></p><p>Make sure you learn about your state, even the county. Noplace else matters regarding your sons case.</p><p></p><p>Hugs and prayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember1, post: 761383, member: 23706"] When Rick was in college he had a Corrections job at night. I asked him about mental health there and according to him, and Rick is much sharper than the average cookie, in the state where he went to college, he was alarmed at how many inmates who were obviously mentally off were untreated or punished. He went to college in a very conservative state and the mindset there was that they don't put up with that nonsense. Each state can be very different from one another. From living for a few years in CA I believe that CA does more than anyplace else I have lived. Lots of services and some are very unique. So you are lucky (or nor lucky depending on what you care about) if you live in CA. If you have the means to do so, I would talk to another lawyer with the possible motive of getting your son more help. Talk to a few, if some give free first sessions. Find out how much a lawyer can actually do in your state. Don't pay for what can't happen. Just educate yourself all you can and decide. I have lived in states all over the country before we settled down and bought our business. This was long ago, so I am sure things changed. But one thing that is probably still true is that different parts of our country have different ways of thinking about things. Each state even. Know how any lawyer you hire next can best help your son where he is at. Accept nothing less. A good example of differences in states is that homeless people can sleep in a private person's car where Crayola lives. That shocked me. It's not like that here. After she wrote it we spoke to a family member who.is a cop in a big city here. He looked shocked and said "no." Make sure you learn about your state, even the county. Noplace else matters regarding your sons case. Hugs and prayers. [/QUOTE]
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