Mental health crisis ends in cells for too many, snapshot suggests Up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were unlawfully held in police custody in England and Wales in a year, previously unpublished data suggests.
It happened because of a lack of hospital beds and police officers say the problem persists in some areas.
Ministers say they are clear "police cells should, in general, not be used as places of safety". BBC News
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