A federal judge's objections to what he called the horrific treatment of some mentally ill inmates in California prisons highlights a trend that has been building for decades.
Judge: Prisons Double As Mental Health Facilities
DON THOMPSON Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune Nation
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