In PA County Jails, Guards Use Pepper Spray and Stun Guns to Subdue People in Mental Crisis
When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had just punched a man. After his arrest, a mental health specialist at the county jail said Thompson should be sent to the hospital for psychiatric care. However, after a few hours at the hospital, a … Read more