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mal blue moon
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Experience of people with mental health conditions in police custody or witness to an event
I know of people who declare MH conditions after being arrested, or the police have them on computer as having MH conditions , Being held in police cells a lot longer than ,the average jo who gets nicked ,for example the police need an appropriate person to be present or any statement can be challenged ,usually a lawyer is not enough ,and the police call for someone like a approved SW ,or Cpn ,this takes many hours ,and people with MH conditions ,are put in the cells and have to remove there clothes including socks and get given a thin paper suit ,police cells are routinely cold ,in my opinion this is institutional discrimination ..
I know of people who declare MH conditions after being arrested, or the police have them on computer as having MH conditions , Being held in police cells a lot longer than ,the average jo who gets nicked ,for example the police need an appropriate person to be present or any statement can be challenged ,usually a lawyer is not enough ,and the police call for someone like a approved SW ,or Cpn ,this takes many hours ,and people with MH conditions ,are put in the cells and have to remove there clothes including socks and get given a thin paper suit ,police cells are routinely cold ,in my opinion this is institutional discrimination ..