A Schizophrenic on Death Row

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3. Yep. Great documentary done called "The Revolving Door" about

the mentally ill going in and out of the criminal justice system. A week ago, my daughter, who also suffers from a mental illness, had left an AA meeting with 3 other women attendees. They were standing outside a Denny's talking when a random guy walked up to my daughter and punched her in the face. One of the other women jumped on him, he threw her to the ground, dislocating her shoulder. A third woman wrangled with him. He pummeled her and she ended up with a concussion. The guy then sat down, lit up a cigarette and said "go ahead and call the police." The cops later told my daughter and the other women that the guy had psychiatric meds in his backpack. The locked him up for disorderly conduct and told the women that it was up to them whether or not to file assault charges. They're scared to do it because then the guy would have their names. Our mental healthcare system has gaping holes in it, most generated by lack of funding.