April 13, 2012 12:36 pm

Patients, Workers Protest Mental Health Facility Closures

Police arrested 23 Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic patients, workers and supporters who barricaded themselves Thursday behind steel gates and cement inside the facility. At a Friday news conference they continued protesting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close six of 12 public facilities.

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