Video Shows DC Man Jailed Over A $2 Bus Ticket Being Severely Beaten By Guards Then Killed

The death of a D.C.-area man while in police custody in June sheds light on two important problems facing America: police brutality and the mass incarceration of the mentally ill.

Sean Nevins
作者 Sean Nevins
Samuel Shields, who died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Correctional Center.

Samuel Shields, who died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Correctional Center. WASHINGTON --- On June 17, 2014 Samuel Shields, a jovial and charismatic reggae musician from Jamaica, boarded a bus in Washington, D.C. on his way to Addison Road Metro Station, located just over the state border in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

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Calif. Moves To Expand Forced Treatment For Severely Mentally Ill

More California counties are turning attention to an 11-year-old law allowing judges to order involuntary outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illness.

Matthew Heller
作者 Matthew Heller
California Prisons Anti-Psychotics

LOS ANGELES -- At a public meeting on Feb. 25, the Alameda County, Calif., Board of Supervisors wrestled with a decision that could have a major impact not only on the mentally ill in their jurisdiction but also those across the state. Before the five supervisors was a proposal to adopt an 11-year-old state law — dubbed “Laura's Law” for a college

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