Open Record: Beyond the Limit

Episode 286: Beyond the Limit

An unusual felony case shines a spotlight on a larger, statewide problem with mental health care.

MILWAUKEE - A shortage of psychiatric beds lands Wisconsin's mental health system in court. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explains how an explosion in court-ordered treatment is pushing state mental hospitals beyond the limit. Bryan explains how a local felony court case is exposing a larger problem with mental health care in Wisconsin.

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