Mental Disorder

In 'no-man's land,' the mentally ill pile up in NC jails  
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/04/2871740/in-no-mans-land-the-mentally-ill.html

New limits on community care create barriers for the mentally ill
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/30/2791243/new-limits-on-community-care-create.html

Wrongfully Convicted



Wrongfully Convicted Often Find Their Record, Unexpunged, Haunts Them
NYT 5 May 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/us/wrongfully-convicted-find-their-record-haunts-them.html?_r=1&

In Wisconsin, Audrey Edmunds served 11 years in prison in the shaking death of an infant girl for whom she had been baby-sitting. In 2008, a mountain of new medical evidence cast so much doubt on the case that a higher court overturned her conviction and set her free. Leaving prison, Ms. Edmunds hoped that would be the end of it. But a few months later, as she applied for a secretarial job with an office-supply company, her conviction for first-degree reckless homicide popped up in a background check. Sorry, she was told. She tried to get work with an airline, but heard a similar rejection.

Divorce court weds power and privacy

Judges help the wealthy and well-connected, from lawmakers to a billionaire CEO, keep their family matters secret in Cook County
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-27/news/ct-met-hidden-cases-domestic-20130427_1_entire-case-files-court-system-judges

Your courts Their Secrets
http://seattletimes.com/html/yourcourtstheirsecrets/

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