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When Sydney Jones arrived at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto during a mental health crisis, her family assumed she would soon receive treatment.

Instead, the hospital sent her to jail, though she was charged with no crime.

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Kirk Murphy's avatar Kirk Murphy @kirkmurphy.bsky.social
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Psychiatrist here. This is monstrous.

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Chris Miller 's avatar Chris Miller @iamcurious.bsky.social
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Just when I think our terrible health care system can't surprise me anymore, it finds a way.

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Miamichefpapi's avatar Miamichefpapi @miamichefpapi.bsky.social
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Mississippi is just a suck ass place.

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Jeff Janis's avatar Jeff Janis @jeffjanis.bsky.social
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Many psychiatric hospitals are basically jails- absolutely no mental health services inside whatsoever. Holding centers paid by beds filled.

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