Mentally ill kept in police cells /BBC, 10 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7604089.stm
"Thousands of people with mental health problems are being detained in police cells rather than being taken to hospital for assessment, a report says. Over a year, more than 11,500 people were held in police custody for assessment under the Mental Health Act - double the number taken to hospital. The Independent Police Complaints Commission collated data for all 43 police forces in England and Wales. IPCC commissioner Ian Bynoe said the situation was "intolerable"."