What do I do to protect my son, Paul Michael Muskine?
California state medical facilities seem to be doing a good job of evaluating, diagnosing, and caring for mentally ill people. From my experience, Sacramento County people are the opposite - not good at evaluating, diagnosing, or caring for mentally ill people. Why is there so much difference?
My son Paul's been locked up for 1 year and 18 months. He's now at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Vacaville where he's diagnosed as severely mentally ill. This is not new. Paul was diagnosed many years ago as severely mental ill. Sacramento Mental Health Court dismissed Paul because of his illness but the public defender, the DA, and the judge sent him to prison when he was not balanced to stand trial and was denied his right to a trial.
In the case against him, I believe Paul was the victim. A drug dealer, who was 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, attacked him. Paul, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 108 pounds, was not the attacker. He was defending himself. I'd do the same thing if I were in that situation.
Turning Point, receiving Prop 63 funds to be Paul's mental health care provider, left him in a rundown motel populated with drug dealers. From his room, Paul had no access to a kitchen. I'd take him shopping and he'd buy two pieces of chicken. He'd cook one piece in a broken down electric pan and store the other piece in a plastic bag in a basket on the floor. The mice would eat the chicken. When I told Turning Point, they said, “We'll get Paul a table and chair." They got Paul a table and a chair and left him in the same situation. He lost 57 pounds.
What do I do to protect my son, Paul Michael Muskine?
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