The mother of Irvo Otieno, Caroline Ouko, center, wipes a tear as his brother, Leon Ochieng, left, consoles his mother while Wednesday they are seated with Attorney Benjamin Crump during the Justice for Irvo Otieno Town Hall at Virginia Union University’s Claude G. Perkins Living & Learning Center.
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Ben Crump, others demand better treatment for mental health patients
“We can’t keep treating mentally ill brothers and sisters as if they are degenerates. They have lives that are worthy of dignity and respect.” So said renowned Attorney Benjamin L. “Ben” Crump as he brought his crusade for improved mental health care to Richmond Wednesday evening, just hours before the nation marks the third anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minnesota.
