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Family, advocates urge Madison County to secure mental‑health treatment for jailed 21‑year‑old
Summary
Family members and an advocate urged the Madison County Board during public comment to obtain inpatient mental‑health treatment for 21‑year‑old Keaun Cook, saying a transfer ordered Feb. 3 had not taken place and that local supports are insufficient.
Joshua Young and family members used the Board's public‑comment period to plead for expedited mental‑health treatment and a transfer for Keaun Cook, a 21‑year‑old with a long history of mental illness.
Young told the board that an order was signed Feb. 3 to transfer Cook to a Department of Human Services facility but that the transfer "has yet to happen," and he stressed that Cook "is no terrorist," saying family efforts across the state have not secured appropriate care. Debra Thomas,…
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