AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Though a judge deemed her mentally unfit to stand trial fourteen months ago, Jennifer Lampkin is still sitting in an Austin jail cell because there are no free spots for her at the state's psychiatric hospitals....
Mentally Ill Languish In Texas Jails Despite Funding Hike
By MEREDITH HOFFMAN, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 1:59pm
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