HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (7News) — An advocate for the mentally ill reacted to the wait list for court-ordered mental health treatment in Maryland, as well as the revelation that the state continues to hold more than 140 people even though they are eligible for release.
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“Well, according to the law, [mentally ill people] should be released, once they are deemed capable of returning to the community and living on their own,” said policy advisor for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Maryland, Michael Gray…