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The Profitable Business of Holding Patients Against Their Will
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of captivity, mental-health trauma and suicidal thoughts.
A Times investigation into a leading chain of psychiatric hospitals in the United States reveals a world where profits trump medical needs, and patients are detained against their will.
Jessica Silver-Greenberg, an investigative reporter for the Business section of The New York Times, tells the story of one woman who was trapped inside.
Guest: Jessica Silver-Greenberg, an investigative reporter for the Business section of The New York Times.
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