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But for dozens of men held behind those walls, there is a growing question of whether they should be prisoners.

A white Mississippi man charged with shooting at three black men in what prosecutors call a racially motivated attack following Hurricane Katrina has been freed from a federal prison hospital where doctors have found him competent to stand trial.

A judge has ordered a man suffering from a rare mental illness to be forcibly medicated so he can stand trial.

A federal judge has suspended an order allowing the forced medication of a mentally ill man who is charged with placing a bomb outside a Detroit federal building.

From left, N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel, Burke County Board of Commissioners Vice-Chair Bruce Hawkins, long-time Broughton CNA Kathy Winebarger, N.C. DHHS Acting Secretary Al Delia, Gov.