“Grass clippings are not a reason for a death sentence.” This quote is attributed to Judge Geoffrey M. Alprin as he sentenced a 25-year-old Washington D.C. man to 61 years in prison last Thursday.
Read Treatment Advocacy Center Board Member DJ Jaffe's latest blog on The Huffington Post which highlights the disastrous course the mental health system has run and the impact on individuals suffering from severe mental illnesses.
Governor Gregoire announced a new proposal to place more individuals with severe mental illnesses into prison instead of the state psychiatric hospitals.