Woman, 75, sent to lock-up in 'breach of rights'


	Woman, 75, sent to lock-up in 'breach of rights'

tabsey

12-19-2007 9:46 PM

253 views

tags:

no, mental, health, infrastructure, pathetic

tabsey says:

This illustrates clearly how the previous govt neglected the infrastructure needed for people with mental health problems. Australians should be ashamed that they let Howard con them with lies and fear tactics.

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

View the Top Clips from December 19, 2007

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/064b9f8c-3174-4198-89f3-1561304cc6e8/5A3A4684-0A07-4C30-84BD-29A88D3B2FE2/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national" href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national" style="font-size: 11px;">www.theage.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>AN ELDERLY dementia sufferer who tried to kill herself, and
allegedly her husband, has been sent to jail because state and
federal authorities have been unable to find accommodation for her
in the community.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>The woman's guardian, the Office of the Public Advocate, has
condemned the jailing as a breach of her human rights.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>Police escorted the Greek-born woman, 75, who speaks little
English and is clinically depressed, to the high-security Dame
Phyllis Frost Centre on Monday. She is living in the jail's
psychiatric unit while awaiting a committal hearing.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>Acting Public Advocate Barbara Carter said the woman's situation
was "appalling" and reflected severe gaps in the medical and
community care systems.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/woman-75-sent-to-lockup-in-breach-of-rights/2007/12/19/1197740380468.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>"She needs care and supervision. She should not be in jail," Ms
Carter said. "We believe she may be a risk to herself and others
… If she did not have dementia and depression, it is likely
she would be at home on bail."</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5A3A4684-0A07-4C30-84BD-29A88D3B2FE2/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Blog; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Related Clips

More clips from tabsey

Today's Top Clips