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Andy Miller

Waiting in jail for mental health care

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Beau Hampton's long wait for psychiatric treatment began last year, after he was accused of attacking his foster father and charged with a misdemeanor.

The 18-year-old Hampton, who has a long history of mental illness, sat in jail east of Atlanta for four months waiting for an expert to evaluate whether he was mentally fit to stand trial. In February, a state psychologist found Hampton incompetent.

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