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South Africa: hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison
People who are found unfit to stand trial or be held criminally liable for a crime due to their psychiatric state are supposed to receive specialised care in the health system. But hundreds are being kept in prisons.
Source: groundup (01/06/2025)
