Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why the mentally ill end up in jails and prisons
The Los Angeles County Jail is the largest psychiatric ward in America. About a quarter of the men imprisoned in LA -- and nearly half of the women -- need some form of mental health care.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m Listenimage of and Alcatraz escape cell by Derek Key.
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4 storiesState of migrant family reunification efforts nationally and in LA
On Monday, a federal judge in Washington said the government must release or hold hearings for more than 1000 asylum seekers currently in detention. These aren’t families who’ve been separated at the border.
Read the story15 minEPA chief asked staffers to find his wife a job and get him out of a housing penalty
New details are out on how EPA chief Scott Pruitt spends money and assigns work to his staffers. He asked multiple people to help find a job that pays $200,000/year for his wife.
Read the story9 minWhy so many people with mental illness end up behind bars
The Los Angeles County Jail is the largest psychiatric ward in America. About a quarter of the men imprisoned in LA and nearly half of the women need some form of mental health care.
Read the story15 minBritain's love-hate relationship with the World Cup
The nation that invented soccer has a love-hate relationship with the World Cup. Press Play’s Christian Bordal sat down with English expat Roger Bennett right before the World Cup began.
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