>> ellie is the gaol's director. mental health advocacy. >> any suicidal thoughts, feeling sad. >> on this morning, she and her staff screened detainees. the gaols mental health professionals will find more. >> i'm worried that you totally are not shooting straight. i'm like your mum for the day. >> most are here for petty crime and drug-related charges. >> typically weir looking for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. >> lock-up is rapidly becoming the asylum for chicago's mentally ill. cook county is the largest single-sight gaol. 9,000 inmates. 2500 to 3,000 of them suffer from a psychological illness. that fact makes cook county gaol the largest provider in illinois, some going to desperate lengths to get milk. >> do you find people deliberately committing crimes to get back here. what does that stay about the state of our mental health system. >> it's a dirty little system. it's a population na no one gives a crap about, and we do, we have to do something. >> how are you doing. >> tom is cook county sheriff. >> wil

why would anyone go to gaol on purpose? people suffering mental illness say often it's the only place they can get treatment. you'll hear one woman's story when we come back. >>> last week we took you to the largest mental health hospital in illinois, it's not a hospital, it's the cook county gaol. unfortunately that's the norm across the country. gaols and prisons are the largest mental health providers in 44 states as well as the district of colombia. ashar quraishi got inside the gaol and got to know an afflicted inmate. here is the update. >> this is exciting, overwhelmed, but i'm ready to go home. >> it's been 7.5 months since yvette. she asked that we use her first name, was locked up at the gaol. drug possession, but addiction, depression and p.t.s.d. contributed to why she was in gaol for the third time. >> i'll miss you. >> for the first time in nine years, yourself et says she's clean, packing up belongings for another chance outside. it's time to say goodbye. >> stay strong, he's coming for you too. >> god bless

she asked that we use her first name, was locked up at the gaol. drug possession, but addiction, depression and p.t.s.d. contributed to why she was in gaol for the third time. >> i'll miss you. >> for the first time in nine years, yourself et says she's clean, packing up belongings for another chance outside. it's time to say goodbye. >> stay strong, he's coming for you too. >> god bless you. >> thank you. >> we first met yourself et in june, the largest gaol in the country, 9,000 inmates, on any given day. 5,000 suffered on illness, it makes cook county gaol the illinois. >> why are you drinking so much? are you stressed out, depressed. don't lie to me, i know you have anger problems. you get angry 0 to 10. >> real angry. >> ellie is the director of mental health advocacy. ever feel sad for no reason? >> do you find people that commit crimes, to get back here to get care. >> yes. >> what does that stay about the state of the mental health system. it's a population that no one gives a crab about. we do, we have to do something. >> in may clinical p

they'd take her to gaol. keep her in gaol. and determines where she's standing. coming back out.icking up what and living like she was living. >> and while conditions in new orleans have improved for many after the storm. there are more and more words about those who may be left behind. >> david joins me now. david, the opening university medical center has been a long time coming. aside from the number of beds, the shortage we are talking about, will they provide the care they are promising. >> the sense is yes. this is a $1.1 million facility. state of the art care. this is something that new orleans needed for a long time. charity dates back to the american revolution, founded in 1776. it's been upgraded, but the less meaningful. the kind of care people are receiving, prior to the storm. it was not first rate care. this is a first rate top of the line hospital. is that spread out across the city evenly. >> since katrina shut the charity, there's a number much community smaller operations, is that going to take some of the burden off. it's not clear. a lot of the psychiatrist a

men's central gaol in downtown los angeles. in july 2010, he got a zone call from his younger brother, arrested and held at the gaol. juan, a veteran of desert storm had trouble adjusting to civilian life since leaving the army. he had a few minor scrapes with the law, never amounting to much. what figuraa heard left him stunned >>> your brother calls you from gaol? >> yes, si. >> and tells you that his teeth are busted. >> yes. >> and his ribs are broken. >> yes, sir. >> did he give an indication of . >> the los angeles sheriffs. >> that the los angeles sheriffs hurt him. >> yes. that? >> yes. >> he went to the gaol hoping to see his brother. after get ghts the run around he -- getting the run around he approached a deputy. so began his own ordeal at the hands of the los angeles sheriff's department. this is an x-ray of his arm after the incident. how is your arm now? >> it's very weak. >> is it there still pain. >> yes. >> the gaol system run by the los angeles sheriff's department is a place where broken bones and beatages h

at some point they get out of gaol. if those people get out, and there's more roadblocks to getting them reintegrated into society, chances are they'll be back into prison. >> there's federal statues for discrimination on a lot of basis, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation. not based on having been a criminal or in gaol. >> there was a law on the books that says having a criminal record can't be the only condition which you'll look for a job. that is one that tips the scale. ageism, racism, they are hard to pinpoint and identify. especially when you tried the legislation or the legalities of prosecution, placing it against discriminating. >> thank you very much. >> i'm talk it to a man that says a push to ban the box is nothing but a big waste of time, not to mention to mention % >>> ban the box is a movement that want to help those with criminal histories to not have to put it on a job application. employees are supposed to check if they have a criminal record. many oppose banning the box. they say it forces them

dozens of journalists in gaol are evidence that the media is far from free. tehran it the starting point. >> there are many different views in iran. those that are skeptical are concerned how the americans would discover the defense secrets. >> we have the full gamut in the united states of editorial opinion. there's a tremendous campaign between those that are in favour, those that are opposed. there are parallels between the american and iran media. >> the regime, what they have done in the past to the middle east... ..this is about ideology. this is about playing the game the right way. >> irani hardliners wanted new. they don't want to act on the side >>> when a news conference by an american president and broadcast in the u.s. it makes headlines. but on july 14th when president obama went out live on iran's state of rir channel, it made history. it was a first. significant underlying by the fact it was on a head appointed by the supreme leader. in iran's factionalized chopped and changed media landscape, irib is home to the hardliners, and it was brode d

. >> i went straight to gaol and stayed for two weeks. >> it's not the first time she was locked up in st. louis county, but enough to make her stop driving. >> how many times do you think you have been to court, jam, gotten -- gaol, gotten fined and fees? >> oh, my gosh, a lot. all mixed together, about 50. >> reporter: 50 times. >> about 50 times. >> reporter: the 37-year-old says she's not a hardened criminal. >> you have $300 two years later for many of the same case numbers. she's guilty of traffic violations and years of failing to pay the fines and fees that go with them. what would have happened if when you got the first ticket, you were able to pay that in fuel. >> i imagine my life being very different. i imagine finishing my degree. i imagine being able to earn a living. i imagine i wouldn't be sitting here today. >> reporter: williams' story is not unique in st. louis, a region with 90 different municipalities within a mile of each other. 81 have their own local court, many imposing gaol time on those that fail to play. in a march report the department of justice said the c

we are seeing journalist gaoled and imprisoned across the world. what is clear is this has become an icon for journalists around the world. showing it cunt matter who you are, or how much international sport you have. if you fall foul of security forces or the government. they'll come and get you. what this case is so important is that it shows an international community which is largely divided, willing to give some support to journalists, but is wanting to bring back egypt into the international fold. the point i'm trying to make is egypt's government is getting mixed signals. they are told journalists shouldn't be gaoled and they are given arms and equipment used to press peaceful dissent. we see john kerry talking about the need for renewed engagement. i would be interested in what he's saying about the gaoled journalists and your colleagues. >> john kerry due to give a press conference within the next 40 minutes. we'll take it live. niklas live from amnesty international. and to show you how dangerous being a journalist can be. a mexican photo

. >> mohammed had not eaten while protesting being gaoled. his doctors say the hunger strike resulted in brain haemorrhage. we have this report. >> this mother thanks good after her son was ordered to be released from a detention. he does not pose a security threat. >> the campaign by the lawyers family made him the face against prolonged israeli activity. other lawyers have seen the struggle. his health deteriorated because he's been on a hunger strike for 12 months. a coward order found he sustained brain damage. he lost consciousness and was placed on a respirator. >> according to a report his health condition was dangerous. we hope his health is good, and damage can be treated and he can be discovered soon. his lawyer says he is been detained without charge since november last year. under israeli administrative detention. palestinians can be held without charge. they passed a law allowing force-feeding of prisoners being imprisoned without trial. in this case, israeli officials could not find a doctor willing to conducts tests to force-fe

forces in iraq, gaoled for two years and never charged. al jazeera camera operator samry alhaj was arrested in afghanistan in 2001, gaoled for more than six years, most at guantanamo bay, again released without charge. and they are the survivors. in april 2003, al jazeera's baghdad bureau was shelled by american forces. a correspondent was killed. the u.s. army called it an accident. however, that same month the then u.s. deputy secretary was among many of the pentagon vilifying al jazeera over its coverage of the battle for fallujah. >> what al jazeera is going is vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable >>> looked at in that context, the manual of war codifies, puts into war what has happened on the battlefield. >> the manual has been produced to try to stop journalists exposing things that the u.s. military would not want to see exposed. going back to fallujah, shooting in mosques, and things like that that are exposed by journalists. if you apply that rigorously, then you can't do it, the great danger is you'll be accused of being a spy. th

police threatened people with gaol time for littering. imams hope that preaching will help to get the message across. >> reporter: it was not always like this - the litter, the junk and plastic bags accumulated over time. this person never understood how people got so easily accustomed to this pollution, how his neighbours, people that go to mosque, fast, pray five times a day throw their garbage here, polluting what was once a nature reserve. >> islam is clear, polluting is a sin. >> members of parliament voted a law banning plastic bags altogether. carrying one is illegal. throwing one on the streets can lead to a 6-month gaol sentence and a $3,000 fine. despite the harsh penalties, the law is ignored. >> if we get rid of the bags, what will i use for my customers, we need a viable alternative. all habits remain. dumping them into the ocean. it will take thousands of years. someone needs to pick them up. >> there's so much pollution,likal pollution say they can't clean up and enforce the law. offering approaching that emphasis the impor

goodnight. , goodnight. [ ♪ ] >>> as crime dropped pt the public turns its attention to millions in gaolor the past years. is the criminal justice system warehousing people or helping to rebuild them. some are using the time to earn high school diplomas and college degrees, does it work. classes for convicts. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. more than 2 million men and women are in federal state and country lock ups across micro, the highest rate of incarceration across the world, just under 1% of all adults. authorities wrestle with costs, with the tendency of offenders to get in trouble again, societal problems of inmates concentrated behind bars. a widely used approach - provide more schooling. >> for those that left without a high school diploma, classes. for others, a chance to earn college degrees behind bars. the strategy keeps inmates busy, does it result in a facility easy to run, and men and women less likely to reoffend, likely to succeed when they are on the streets. here is roxana saberi. >> i'm kind of over whelmed with emotion right now,

i spent since the age of 12 from different gaols. there was nothing else to do. i had no skills.ny education, i had a gd. i got that in 1996. >> he found hope when he took college courses behind bars. >> how did getting an education change here? >> it helped me understand myself, actions. >> today perez works with the urban justice center as an advocate for other inmates. >> i would not have seen opportunities or checks or stepping stones. and suddenly, all of a sudden the impossible becomes possible. perez left ciften with college credits and worked to his bachelor degree, paid for by the link, a private programme working with colleges to offer courses in five prisons. a bachelor's degree was received. he is hudson link's director. >> we had 396 students graduate with a.a. and ba degrees. going into the fifthier, we have a low recidivism rate. >> reporter: it can make the difference between turning to crime and building a future. >> for me, being in prison for two decades, the idea that i'm on the governor's task force for re-entry, senior fellow, the executive director here, in

in colorado, a same-sex couple is willing to go to gaol. jack phillips, the owner of master foods cake shop turned a couple down when they asked for a cake. they were married in massachusetts, but wanted to celebrate in colorado. the court of appeals warns that phillips can't cite religious beefs, it would lead to discrimination. phillips says he doesn't care and will go to gaol if needs be. >> the long-fought battle for gay rights is not over. >> yes, those celebrations after the court decision all weekend or all week. now there's a sense of reality singing in. only today in mississippi, a lawsuit has been filed in federal court by four couples challenging a state law prohibiting same sex couples from adopting children. >> in china police made their first arrest associated with a massive chemical explosion in teen jen. the owners of a warehouse where the blast occurred are in custody. investigators say a fire theringered the explosion, but they don't know what sparked it. 50 died, hundreds injured. officials expect the death toll to rise.

we came to the morgue and checked. >> in march 2014, captain farouk is sentenced to 10 years in gaol for the manslaughter of the prisoners, three other officers get suspended sentences. it's the first time since pt ousting of president mohamed mursi. they protesters are tried. outside the court violence breaks out. the captain's sentence is quashed on appeal. this latest verdict is igipt's highest court. it is final and can't be appealed. >>> still to come for you on al jazeera - we tell you about the video that had soldiers put behind bars and shock an american nation. >> a cooking fuel better for health and the environment, in africa. stay with us. practices pass >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. you are with al jazeera, live from london. let's update you on the stories we are covering. 55 people have been killed in a bombing in a

he was released from gaol yesterday after posting 10% of a $1 million bond. the hamilton county coroner's office released preliminary results from dubose finding he died from a single gunshot wound to the temple. no bullet was recovered. >> the man charged in the charleston church shooting pleaded into accounty. dylann roof left the federal court house in charleston after the arraignment. he is accused of killing nine inside a south carolina church last month. his defense lawyer says dylann roof wants to plead guilty but will not let him do so until prosecutors say whether they'll sake the death penalty >>> at federal judge issued an order against planned parenthood. videos had been released showing them negotiating prices for foetal tissues used in research produce. the center blocks the center from putting out video from the national abortion federation. >>> after nearly two decades and hundreds of billions the first f-35 fighter jets have been cleared for combat. critics say they have concerns. pacific rim leaders hit stumbling blocks as they try to finali

joins the global condemnation as an egyptian court sentences three al jazeera journalists to gaol >>> greece struggles to find the resources and policies to cope with more refugees >>> and sharing the spotlight. stars lend their fame to rebuilt the filipino film industry >>> tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur for a second day seeking the prime minister's resignation, accusing him of corruption and mismanaging the economy. public anger has been growing over a $700 million payment made to his bank account from unnamed foreign donors. protesters accuse him of taking money from the state fund 1 m db to try to turn kuala lumpur into a financial hub. we spoke about demonstrators in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: tired and hungry, this couple prepare for another day of protests. they travelled almost seven hours to be here. sleeping on the concrete pavement overnight to show support for a massive anticorruption rally in kuala lumpur. >> we want a state, and everybody has equal share of the country, and everybody treats everybody equally. that is what w

any one has their own local court, many imposing gaol time on people that failed to pay. in a march report the department of justice said revenue driven court systems imposed particular hardship on ferguson's most vulnerable resident especially those living in or near poverty. the city took actions to address reforms before the department of justice report was published, eliminating unnecessary administrative fees and punishments for failing to appear. a new court judge was brought in to manage reforms. >> i do not make my decision based on revenue, i make them based on justice. >> in a first tv interview he told "america tonight" he will make changes. >> i have a blueprint of the justice department and the supreme court, so i have the direction in terms of what needs to be done. some processes have taken place. >> i think a lot of people are just now learning power and are not going to allow the things to continue on. that's a good thing >>> when we come back a local tradition threatened. >> it will be difficult to threaten the tradition. in time france will close the co

beating with batons, how surprises were you to hear about such gaols. >> it was shocking.et's face it. we hear about brutality every day, particularly in thes business. it tends to be isolated. what is disturbing in supporting the story, there was a pattern and practice in this before that went on, as i mentioned for decades. it was systematic abuse and torture. and to try to wrap your brain around how the men and women in this case mostly men who were sworn to protect and serve can do 180 degree turn like that, and go so far off the rails that something like this could go on for decades. >> let's take a quick look at an chicago. >> reporter: ronald kitchen words. >> we have ways of making knickers ta -- nigger talk. >> he was not held by nooe a nazis, he police. >> they said i'll introduce you to the telephone book. this dick, the big old nice dick. and put it on my head and beat on it. my genitals was grabbed and squeezed. squeeze said so -- squeezed so hard. he told me "you doing to cooperate, boy, you going to cooperate", i told him yes. he let go. >> the two men that

it is likely to be a closed door gaol. he faces 20 years in prison if convicted. it's not sure how long it will take before the judge issues a verdict >>> typhoon soudelor is pounding south-east china. hundreds have been evacuated to higher ground. the storm weakened but it's the strength is equal to a category 5. it injured 102 people and 4 million households in taiwan left without power. >> i have to say taiwan handled this well. only seeing six death was the strength of the system as it made an approach. here is an enhanced image of the storm as it made its way to taiwan. it's pushed over land fall yesterday. we are looking alt the problems of a -- at the problems of a tropical storm pushing into china, moving across the taiwan state and we are seeing rain across the area. >> for taiwan, we saw incredible amounts of rain. 51 inches of rain fell in that amount of time. you have to remember taiwan is mountainous. a lot of water is funnelled. so 51 inches can turn into 10 feet of water in some situations. down to taipei at the north end of the island they saw 2 fe

. >> this man remembers many times when he went to gaol for smoking a splif. >> if you get the cardboard. you have to spread it on the concrete. at certain sometimes in india, if you are hot, you have to take out a shirt and use it as a fan. >> not g is it no longer criminal, but many see an opportunity to capitalize on the multi-billion industry, with what is a home grown international brand. this is the head of the west moreland ganga growers association, and looks forward to the opportunities that may cox. >> i say you come with your money and facilities. we want you in the community to come and learn the science of marijuana. so that one way they can come and have their own business. that can help the community. >> at a farm, a farmer told us he's looking forward to his prospects. >> you'd like to make money from this? >> of course, yes. we want to make money for the family. >> do you make it now. >> it's hand to mouth. >> hand to mouth. >> just a little. >> so you see big business in your future. >> that's what i'm thinking about, big business. >> for every grower we met hoping to c

we have been following the refugees along the gaol. and we were in the serbian, macedonian border, and you could see the vast numbers, get a feel for the magnitude of the this crisis. >> reporter: by the day numbers are harder to digest. here in the one-stop center, an entrance to serbia from macedonia, more than 10,000 passed through in less than five days. further up the line at serbia's border with hungary, an e.u. member state, more than 2,000 a day are arriving. the number registered in hungary this year passed 100,000, compared with 43,000 in the whole of last year. the numbers are staggering. so, too, is the inability of the european union to come up with a coherent strategy in sharing the responsibility of helping refugees. >> it's chaotic registration centers such as this that are reakkt worrying european union leaders. little in the way of security checks. 72 hour visas being issued, and we'll look at the numbers, they are extraordinary. it is more complicated. germany predicts it deals with 800 asylum seekers applications th

i got in trouble, in a scrap and went to gaol. >> reporter: seems inevitable with this many people in place, mostly dudes. >> there's a lot of going around. >> reporter: this couple avoid the bar scene. dui is on the rise and there has been a spike in domestic violence. the mix of men and money brought another plague to williston. this undercover footage reveals the underbelly of the oil boom. >> wherever you have lots of men, and lots of money, you'll find prostitution. and you'll find trafficking. >> so what i do is punch in escorts. >> reporter: wendy says the influx of money and a highly skewed ratio of men to women fuelled a boom in prostitution, often arranged through websites like backpage.com. >> you put in willis phone and see all the girls. >> reporter: but she is not just looking at prostitutes. covered. >> reporter: these looking for victims of sex traffic, women and under age girls. >> i look for anything like a tattoo, a lot of girls under control are branded. branded. >> yes. >> reporter: she came to williston to fight sex boom. >> reporter: why are you passionate about

he was sentenced to life in gaol with no chance of parole. >> sunday marks a year since a white police officer in ferguson shot and killed michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. brown's death sparked weeks of violent protest and a debate about race and police brutality. we go to ferguson for a look at what has changed since then? >> reporter: a tribute to one of their own. young people in ferguson came out to mark the anniversary of michael brown's death. this was organised by his father, michael brown senior. back stage, there's time to reflect on the incident that ended this 18-year-old's life and changed their life and changed the community. >> i believe ferguson sparked a fire burning throughout the country. every city when a cop kills a black person unjustly, people come out and respond. around ferguson, reminders are everywhere, it was here that michael brown was shot after being confronted by the police. for shoplifting. his body lay in the street for hours. now it's a makeshift memorial. a federal investigation helped clear the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, and found a

beating with batons, how surprises were you to hear about such gaols. >> it was shocking.et's face it. we hear about brutality every day, particularly in thes business. it tends to be isolated. what is disturbing in supporting the story, there was a pattern and practice in this before that went on, as i mentioned for decades. it was systematic abuse and torture. in, in qua'ee radio qua'ee radio to the telephone book. this dick, the big old nice dick. and put it on my head and beat on it. my genitals was grabbed and squeezed. squeeze said so -- squeezed so hard. he told me "you doing to cooperate, boy, you going to cooperate", i told him yes. he let go. >> the two men that you spoke to in that report, was it hard too get them to open up to you about what happened? >> it was. it was difficult for them, we found it hard to find two men that wanted top chair their stories, they've been dealing with this for decades. these are old wounds, to pull the scab off again and relive if, it was a lot to ask. it's rare for me to get emotional in an interview. i remember sitting with ron

. >>> inmates at a new york state prison says the gaol break this summer was followed by a retributionign by the guards. in a "new york times" report the prisoners say they were beatens, threatened and stripped of privilege after the two escaped. as many as 60 prisoners filed a complaint alleging abuse. the state department says it's investigating the allegations. >> travellers have a lot of issues with commercial airlines. complaints are up 20% in 2015. cancellation, delays, missed connections and baggage problems were the most common complaints. two of the largest airlines, american and united had the most. but they had a lower rate of problems than smaller carriers with fewer passengers. kate is founder of flyers rites, the largest none profit consumer organization in the united states representing airline passengers. first question. what in your opinion is the reason for the uptick in complaints from airline passengers? >> well, i think with all of the unbundling and knowledge that airlines are making 38 billion a year on onsillry fees like baggage, express seeding, baby, water, pe