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LA County Supervisors Vote for New Jails
The LA County Board of Supervisors took a first step yesterday toward spending $2 billion on new jails. The money would pay for two new facilities offering better treatment for mentally ill inmates than we currently have. But should mentally ill people be sent to jail at all? The county also voted to explore alternative treatment programs.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe LA County Board of Supervisors took a first step yesterday toward spending $2 billion on new jails. The money would pay for two new facilities offering better treatment for mentally ill inmates than we currently have. But should mentally ill people be sent to jail at all? The county also voted to explore alternative treatment programs. What are the options for treating mentally ill felons now and in the future?
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The full episode
1 of 5New LA Jails, Border Violence & Bernie Released- 0:00LA County Supervisors Vote for New JailsYou’re reading this
- 6:43Troubled Border
- 15:07A Conversation with Chef Nancy Silverton, James Beard Winner
- 24:32Who Is William Onyeabor?
- 39:56Releasing Bernie