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A 19-year-old girl was punished with 9 months in a men’s jail, for spitting at an officer during a mental health crisis. Her interview is here https://youtu.be/7BOGY4g4hkc The viral video reveals the extreme treatment she received and her exclusive interview reveals how Law Enforcement Officers are ill-equipped to treat the mentally ill. (Our phone interview with her was brief as she was in an inpatient program receiving treatment, but she and her mother wanted to give her a chance to speak, to get her power back from those who took it from her that New Year’s Day.