The women’s prison in Taycheedah isn’t the only Wisconsin prison that’s not meeting the needs of mentally ill inmates. Prisoner’s rights advocates say the state needs to improve mental health treatment programs at all state prisons. As Gil Halsted reports the state says it has a plan to do that, but it could take years to implement…
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