PORTLAND – An increasing number of mentally ill Mainers are filling the county jails after committing petty crimes. “It’s a crisis,” said Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Raymond Wells. “Jails have become the new state hospitals.” Previously, many offenders suffering from depression,… Read More
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Maine prisons filling up with mentally ill Official says state’s jails serving role hospitals played in the past
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