Pete Earley is both a father and a journalist. So when his son was arrested after a psychotic episode that included breaking into someone's home, Early tried to get his son help, and tried to understand how the criminal justice system deals with mental illness. He shares the discouraging results of what he found.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-12-06/criminalizing-mental-illness-one-mans-story
Criminalizing Mental Illness: One Man's Story
Listen Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006 at 12:06 p.m. in Health, Society
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Pete Earley
journalist; and author of Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness (Putnam)
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