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Unfit To Stand

Jan 18, 2020 | IMDB 10

33 min Watch Now

Documentary, Drama

An unflinching documentary of those dealing with mental illness in the criminal justice system and a profile of families who tragically fell victims to that system.

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Lynn Brueske-Walton, Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, Jonathan Harriford, Jacqueline Weaver, Tara Wildes

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