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Resource ID: #12388
Subject: Elderly
Source: Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
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Date: 2024-12-26

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Florida's Baker Act is supposed to help poeple who are mentally ill and dangerous. However, the St. Petersburgh Times finds that it is often used to lock up confused older citizens, while doctors and psychiatric hospitals collect taxpayer's money.

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