If you don't know whether she's telling the truth or not you should check with the local police station and see if there are any records of what she says, then if there are contact any sort of local lawyer and just try to talk to them about it, they shouldn't have a problem if you're just asking what the hell to do.
As much as I love my friends, I'm not getting into it like that because it isn't my business. I will let her know to just call a local lawyer, but I think she said she already tried that...Plus if I was to go to the police station that handled that, they'd probably tamper with evidence. It'd be impossible to sue them. The only thing that'd save her is if she's got written documents from the hospital she went to at least to prove she was indeed sent to the hospital in handcuffs for sitting in her bedroom behind a locked door.
I think she has been to psychiatric hospitals in and out. I do remember back when we went to HS together, she went for about a week for suicidal thoughts and depression.
Does that count as probable cause maybe? If it does, that was so long ago.
