THE NEW ASYLUMS

Airs Tuesday, May 10 at 9 P.M. EST on PBS

There are nearly half a million mentally ill people serving time in
America's prisons and jails. As sheriffs and prison wardens become the
unexpected and ill-equipped gatekeepers of this burgeoning population,
they raise a troubling new concern: are jails and prisons America's new
asylums? With exclusive and unprecedented access to prison therapy
sessions, mental health treatment meetings, crisis wards, and prison
disciplinary tribunals, FRONTLINE goes deep inside Ohio's state prison
system to present a searing exploration of the complex and growing topic
of mental health behind bars and a moving portrait of the individuals at
the center of this issue.

P.S. If anyone sees me in chat tonight...please remind me this in on at the same time. I'm soooo forgetful!

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