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Who’s in Ohio’s psychiatric hospitals, how did they get there and when do they get out?

Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, who has been in and out of hospitals and jails, including three state-run psychiatric facilities, for about a decade. This article was ...
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Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.

This article describes attempted suicide. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Late one Saturday ...
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For-profit corporations are buying up more psychiatric hospitals. Some flout federal law with scarce repercussions.

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How systemic failures turn state mental hospitals into prisons

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. "That's what I'm trying to avoid," said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a ...
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For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. As the share of U.S. adults receiving mental health care ...