State Courts

Common Law: Out of county, off his meds

By Ron Sylvester

Previously on Common Law, public defender Lacy Gilmour showed how jail overcrowding in Wichita can inhibit talking to clients about their cases. This time, moving inmates to smaller counties prevented a mentally ill client from staying on his medications. He returned Wichita, unmedicated, and violated his probation. He had to go back to jail, even though he faced a judge who understood his plight and the shortage of community resources to help him. (Watch video after the jump)

Full post as published by What the Judge Ate for Breakfast on November 19, 2009 (boomark / email).