Sheriff Wants Jail to Be Able to Force Drugs On Mentally Ill
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › May 29, 2007
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The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is crafting legislation that would let county jail officials forcibly medicate mentally ill inmates who won't take prescribed drugs.
Sheriff Terry Maketa said the jail has become the de facto largest mental health treatment center in the county and needs the same authority as a mental hospital to force medication.See the full content of this document
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Sheriff Wants Jail to Be Able to Force Drugs On Mentally Ill
"We're there. The day has arrived," Maketa said last week. "We can stick our heads in the sand and pretend it is not an issue, but it is....
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