She's back on the street, and her brother worries she'll be back in jail soon
A 74-year-old retired nurse with mental illness who has been jailed and hospitalized dozens of times in the past six years was released from custody on Friday, and her brother — and the assistant Crown — worry it's just a matter of time before she's arrested again.
![Barbara Cleary, 74, and her younger brother Michael Cleary, 73, outside the Cornwall Courthouse on Feb. 23, 2024. A man and a woman.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7126116.1708978894!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/barbara-cleary-74-and-michael-cleary-73-cornwall-courthouse-feb-23-2024.jpg)
A 74-year-old retired nurse with mental illness who has been jailed and hospitalized dozens of times in the past six years was released from custody on Friday, and her brother — and the assistant Crown — worry it's just a matter of time before she's arrested again.