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Can Mental Health Treatment Help Solve the Overcrowding Crisis at L.A. County Jails?
L.A. County’s jails are so crowded with mentally ill inmates, it’s become a crisis. In a new report out today, L.A. County’s District Attorney recommends sending non-violent criminals with mental health and addiction issues to treatment instead of lockup.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readL.A. County’s jails are so crowded with mentally ill inmates, it’s become a crisis. In a new report out today, L.A. County’s District Attorney recommends sending non-violent criminals with mental health and addiction issues to treatment instead of lockup.
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1 of 5Police Stops: Know Your Rights, Vegas Weddings, and 'Let's Be Less Stupid'- 0:00Can Mental Health Treatment Help Solve the Overcrowding Crisis at L.A. County Jails? You’re reading this
- 9:00So You Got Pulled Over: Know Your Rights
- 16:46Reviving the Las Vegas Wedding Industry
- 22:40'Let’s Be Less Stupid'
- 39:22Web Roundup: Ashley Madison and More