WAREHOUSED: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy
An hourlong documentary exploring the treatment of the mentally ill in Florida's criminal justice system.
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An hourlong documentary exploring the treatment of the mentally ill in Florida's criminal justice system.
Cindee Murphy, the mother of Tristin Murphy who killed himself while in custody, talks about her son's ordeal and her visit to the Florida Legislature.
Cindee Murphy, the mother of Tristin Murphy who killed himself while in custody, meets with incoming Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez and other legislators.
CBS News Miami's documentary, Warehoused, getting attention from Tallahassee lawmakers.
The judge who sentenced a 37-year-old man to prison on a littering charge – two months before he killed himself with a chainsaw on a work detail at a state prison – is urging the Florida Legislature to take action to address the growing crisis of needlessly placing people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system.
We're hearing for the first time from the judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy to state prison for rolling his pickup truck into a pond next to the Charlotte County Jail. Two months after that sentencing, Tristin killed himself on a prison work detail.
The Miami Herald editorial board is calling for changes regarding our documentary on the criminal justice system and those in need of treatment for the mentally ill.
David Fathi, director of the ACLU's National Prison Project, has additional thoughts about how the mentally ill are treated while incarcerated.
WAREHOUSED: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy" is an hourlong documentary exploring the treatment of the mentally ill in the Florida criminal justice system
A 37-year-old man in prison killed himself with a chainsaw.
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