The New Asylums
Frontline · Season 23 · Episode 14
A report on the new reality for the mentally ill in America: Nearly 500,000 are serving time in U.S. jails and prisons. How did we get here, and are we doing anything to help them?
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Season
23
Episode
14
Air Date
10/May/2005
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
54 min
Overview
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A report on the new reality for the mentally ill in America: Nearly 500,000 are serving time in U.S. jails and prisons. How did we get here, and are we doing anything to help them?
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