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Michael Lee Marshall was killed by sheriff's deputies, but his death wasn't an isolated incident. It was part of a larger systemic problem in which mental illness is criminalized.
Criminal Justice

Pre-arrest diversion programs could have saved Michael Marshall

Art Way, Drug Policy Alliance -
Last November, 50-year-old Michael Marshall suffered an acute psychotic episode —symptomatic of his chronic schizophrenia —while in custody at a Denver detention center. Multiple deputies forcibly...
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