Jail Hospitalization of Prearraignment Patient Arrestees with Mental Illness

Dr. Gray is Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Dr. Racine is Chief Resident in General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Dr. Smith is Director of Adult Services, NYC Field Office, NYS Office of Mental Health, New York, NY. Dr. Ford is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Director, Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Presented under the title, “When rights collide: the right to a speedy arraignment vs. right to psychiatric care,” as an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL, February 25, 2011, and again as a poster at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, October 29, 2011. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official views of the New York University Department of Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Dr. Gray is Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Dr. Racine is Chief Resident in General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Dr. Smith is Director of Adult Services, NYC Field Office, NYS Office of Mental Health, New York, NY. Dr. Ford is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Director, Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Presented under the title, “When rights collide: the right to a speedy arraignment vs. right to psychiatric care,” as an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL, February 25, 2011, and again as a poster at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, October 29, 2011. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official views of the New York University Department of Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Dr. Gray is Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Dr. Racine is Chief Resident in General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Dr. Smith is Director of Adult Services, NYC Field Office, NYS Office of Mental Health, New York, NY. Dr. Ford is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Director, Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Presented under the title, “When rights collide: the right to a speedy arraignment vs. right to psychiatric care,” as an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL, February 25, 2011, and again as a poster at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, October 29, 2011. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official views of the New York University Department of Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Dr. Gray is Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Dr. Racine is Chief Resident in General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Dr. Smith is Director of Adult Services, NYC Field Office, NYS Office of Mental Health, New York, NY. Dr. Ford is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Director, Forensic Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Presented under the title, “When rights collide: the right to a speedy arraignment vs. right to psychiatric care,” as an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL, February 25, 2011, and again as a poster at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, October 29, 2011. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official views of the New York University Department of Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.