Prosecutors say state hospital wouldn't take man who died by suicide in jail
O'Keefe said he requested that Howe be sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental health evaluation after he was taken in to custody Friday night on charges of murdering his mother, 69-year-old Susan Howe. But he was sent to a Bristol County jail instead, due to a disagreement over which law would allow the state to commit him.
Source: wbur.org