Mother’s jailing over son's 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say • Asheville Watchdog

Mother’s jailing over son's 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say • Asheville Watchdog

The mother of a patient who has been at Mission Hospital for nearly four years did not receive due process when a judge found her in contempt of court and ordered her jailed until her son leaves the hospital, Buncombe County public defenders and independent legal experts say. Tiffany Dobbs’ civil rights may have been violated because the judge didn’t explain she had a right to counsel during a Feb. 7 hearing, they say.  North Carolina law and th…