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Litigation

Jul. 6, 2002

Between the Cracks

A mentally ill man from Los Angeles languished in a New York prison for two years because he was mistaken for an escaped convict.

        By Eron Ben-Yehuda
        
        A mentally ill man from Los Angeles languished in a New York prison for two years because he was mistaken for an escaped convict.
        His attorney, Michael D. Seplow, blames the tragic mix-up on a criminal justice system made up of people who are mor...

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