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is a population that people don't car= about and so as a result of that there are not the resources out there to c=re for them. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is in charge of the jail and he is not very happy about the situation. T=m Dart: I've got probably 2,500, 2,800 people with mental illness in my ja
new inmates with mental illness. Elli Montgo=ery: We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...15. With a severe mental illness. Steve Kroft: Just this morning? Elli Montgomery: Yeah, just this morning. Severely mentally ill. Not like a little bit of depression. Most of them will be here for several days to several months,
est mental institution in the United States is the Cook County Jail in Chicago. It houses the largest number of mentally ill people in the country. Tom Dart: This is a population that people don't care about and so as a result of that there are not the resources out there to care for them. Cook County S
rehoused in a state mental institution, but those very same people were OK if we warehouse 'em in a jail. It's just-- you've got to be kidding me. (Elli Montgomery: Were you ever diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder? Inmate: Yeah, a long time ago.) Every day Elli Montgomery, one of five social workers
est mental institution in the United States is the Cook County Jail in Chicago. It houses the largest number of mentally ill people in the country. Tom Dart: This is a population that people don't care about and so as a result of that there are not the resources out there to care for them. Cook County S
rehoused in a state mental institution, but those very same people were OK if we warehouse 'em in a jail. It's just-- you've got to be kidding me. (Elli Montgomery: Were you ever diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder? Inmate: Yeah, a long time ago.) Every day Elli Montgomery, one of five social workers
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