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  • Eighty mentally ill US prisoners have died since 2003

    Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28127662

    7 July 2014 Last updated at 15:39 ET
    Eighty mentally ill US prisoners have died since 2003
    By Hilary Andersson BBC Panorama

    More than 80 people with mental health problems have died as a result of abuse or neglect in US jails since 2003, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.

    The figures follow analysis of government databases, news archives and legal investigations.

    More than one million people with mental health problems are in US jails.

    The US Department of Justice is investigating allegations of abuse and neglect of inmates at a number of facilities...
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