 In 2009, hundreds of thousands of offenders with serious mental illnesses will be released into communities across America—the largest exodus in the nation’s history. In this follow-up to the groundbreaking documentary The New Asylums, Frontline investigates what happens to the mentally ill when they leave prison and why they are reincarcerated at such alarming rates. The intimate stories of the released, along with interviews with parole officers, social workers, and psychiatrists, provide a rare look at the lives of mentally ill ex-cons as they struggle to reintegrate into society and remain free. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (60 minutes)
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