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Prison Psychiatrist Accused of Medical Malpractice

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An inmate at the Columbia Correctional facility is accusing the state’s chief prison psychiatrist of medical malpractice. That and other allegations in Brian Locke’s ongoing legal battle with the Department of Corrections raises questions about how the state is dealing with mentally ill inmates.Gil Halsted reports…

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