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States across the country have outright banned or severely limited the practice of jailing people without charges while they wait for mental health treatment. Mississippi has not.
States across the country have outright banned or severely limited the practice of jailing people without charges while they wait for mental health treatment. Mississippi has not.
People going through the civil commitment process in Mississippi are regularly jailed as they await evaluation and treatment.
At least a dozen states have banned the practice of jailing people without charges while they await mental health treatment. But Mississippi routinely keeps people in jail during the civil commitment process.