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Florida Matters “Mentally Incompetent Inmates Part 2”
(First aired March 7, 2008)
Mentally Ill Inmate:
Courtesy of St. Pete Times
This week on Florida Matters: By many accounts, Florida's mental health system is broken. At one point, Florida's former DCF Secretary faced jail time because of the backlog of incompetent jail inmates awaiting treatment. The Florida Supreme Court tapped a Miami judge to come up with a report on how to transform Florida's mental health system. Join us as we take another look at mentally incompetent inmates on this week's Florida Matters. Listen now
Guests: Steven Leifman - Judge of Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit Nick Cox - Regional Director of the Department of Children and Families Dr. Randy Otto - Florida Mental Health Institute
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Florida Matters WUSF Host Carson Cooper
Carson Cooper
Carson Cooper has been a favorite of listeners as Host of "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 since 2000. He also reports for other WUSF 89.7 broadcasts. Carson has worked in Tampa Bay radio for more than two decades.
