Author / Shira Weissmann
Shira Weissmann is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Political Science and Marketing. She can be reached at shira.weissmann@wustl.edu.
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The Institutionalized Truth: The Mentally Ill Behind Bars
At age fifteen, Armando Cruz stole tools from his neighbor’s garage and was forced into a psychiatric unit while his court proceedings took place. Throughout this time, Armando began to hear voices and paranoia overtook him. At age seventeen, prompted by the voices inside his head, he attacked a police officer. After two years of…
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