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Paperwork SNAFU Leaves Mentally Ill Woman Jailed in Louisiana for Eight Months

A paperwork error was blamed for a schizophrenic and bipolar woman being held in Louisiana jails for eight months even though the charges against her were dropped and she had not been appointed an attorney. Louisiana state law requires that prisoners be released if they are not appointed an attorney ...

 

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