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Gone to Hell: Mental Illness and Harris County Jail
This is Alexander Hatcher after five months in jail. For the first three months he wasn't given his meds. Now he's sentenced to prison for a long, long time.
Paul Knight
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Gone to Hell: Mental Illness and Harris County Jail
Even though Alexander Hatcher is bipolar and schizophrenic, he wasn't given his meds for his first three months in jail. He got in fights with the guards. Now he's sentenced to prison for a long, long time.
By Paul Knight
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