Incarcerated instead of in treatment
Publisher |
WHYY
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Sep 14, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:14:54

Nationwide, 20% of people in jails have a mental health condition — which means there are a lot of people like Kim, who end up incarcerated instead of in treatment. That’s exactly what happened to a Bucks County woman named Kim Stringer. WITF health reporter Brett Sholtis digs into what happened to Kim to explain why a Pennsylvania law meant to fix the problem hasn’t made a difference yet.

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