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For those living with severe mental illness, the chances of becoming homeless can be high. Once homeless, they’re more likely to end up behind bars. Going to jail can start a downward spiral. Many lose jobs or benefits — even health care. Some will cycle between jail and the streets for years — often for minor crimes like trespassing. Last week, WFAE — with support from the PBS series, "FRONTLINE" — examined the problem of inmates who wait in custody for months because they�...

For those living with severe mental illness, the chances of becoming homeless can be high. Once homeless, they’re more likely to end up behind bars. Going to jail can start a downward spiral. Many lose jobs or benefits — even health care. Some will cycle between jail and the streets for years — often for minor crimes like trespassing. Last week, WFAE — with support from the PBS series, "FRONTLINE" — examined the problem of inmates who wait in custody for months because they�...

WFAE examines the issue of inmates living with mental illness who cycle in and out of jail in North Carolina, serving what many in the court system call a “life sentence on the installment plan.”

The all-day event will take place at Shaw University, the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

In one of the more unexpected swims of the meet, Alabama distance star Kensey McMahon won the women's 200 fly decisively, speeding to a 1:56.97.

LSU Loses Hard-Fought Battle to Alabama

The LSU Tigers swim teams were in Denver Saturday for a three-team meet also featuring the University of Denver and the Air Force Academy.

In her first-ever meet as an LSU tiger, MacNeil split 22.29 in the 50 fly, which ties for the eighth-fastest split of all time in the event.

Arthur "Butch" Wilton Davis was 19 in 1977, when he went to prison for murder. In 2020, he emerged into a different world.

Cash Woolsey, a senior sprint freestyler from Coronado Swim Association- Team Elite, has committed to join the LSU Tiger class of 2026.