Cook County Jail

About the Episode

Black men with mental health problems are more likely to be incarcerated than white men. 50,000 people pass through Cook County Jail each year and 90% are black. One inmate, Jeremiah Robinson, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, anxiety, bipolar and PTSD, and has been arrested 15 times since high school. How did prisons and jails become a frontline treatment for the mentally ill?

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Linh An | Decolonizing Mental Health

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Paul Hoang | Decolonizing Mental Health

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Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery

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Ryan Mains and PTSD

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Ginny Fuchs and OCD

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