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How mental health staffing shortages are delaying justice in Utah courts

How mental health staffing shortages are delaying justice in Utah courts

Estimated reading time: 5-6 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — As the leaves changed color and fell last month, Matt Gwyther sat in a park surrounded by the evidence of the passage of time. “I have this open wound that I just want to close,” he said. As fall gave way to winter, Matt Gwyther faced …

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Tenn.  Inmate mutilation highlights mental health issues in prison

Tenn. Inmate mutilation highlights mental health issues in prison

By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Jon Hall, fellow Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges, warned long ago that he was in danger due to gross negligence by prison authorities, after having spent three decades in solitary confinement with very little human contact or interaction. In a federal lawsuit Hall filed in …

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Tennessee inmate’s mutilation highlights prison’s mental health issues

NASHVILLE, TN — Fellow Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges Jon Hall long ago warned he was in danger due to gross negligence by prison authorities, after spending three decades in solitary confinement with very little human contact or interaction. In a federal lawsuit Hall filed in 2019, complaining that he, too, had been in …

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