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Lawsuit: Pennsylvania county jail punishes mentally ill

by Associated Press
| September 15, 2020 10:03 AM

Five inmates on Tuesday sued Allegheny County jail and mental health officials, alleging the in Pennsylvania facility offers inadequate treatment and medication for inmates with mental health disabilities and often punishes them with extended solitary confinement or excessive force.

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