New Mental Health Court Aims to Increase Treatment While Reducing Jail Stays: Nick Chu will take over the court Oct. 1 – News

New Mental Health Court Aims to Increase Treatment While Reducing Jail Stays: Nick Chu will take over the court Oct. 1 – News

Nick Chu is sworn in, after being appointed to the new Probate Court No. 2 (Provided by Nick Chu) Think of the most shockingly brutal and random attacks you’ve ever read about,... Read more »
Why are hundreds of Missourians stuck in jail, not treated for mental health issues?

Why are hundreds of Missourians stuck in jail, not treated for mental health issues?

Patricia Tatum said she thinks about her son from the time she wakes up to the time she goes to sleep. She feels helpless. “There’s nothing I can do,” she said. “I... Read more »
Why Missourians with mental health issues are stuck in jail

Why Missourians with mental health issues are stuck in jail

READ MORE Broken Government “Broken Government” is an special project from The Kansas City Star that exposes the ways in which government at all levels across Missouri and Kansas fails to work... Read more »
Sheriff Says County Jail Has “Way Too Many” Low-Level Offenders, Mental Health Patients

Sheriff Says County Jail Has “Way Too Many” Low-Level Offenders, Mental Health Patients

Sheriff Austin Garrett Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett said the $26 million expansion of the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center is the beginning of a 25-year plan to overhaul the jail... Read more »
New jail doesn’t address Louisville’s addiction, mental health crisis

New jail doesn’t address Louisville’s addiction, mental health crisis

The year was 1972. Denny Crum scouted the best talent for what would become a nationally honored men’s basketball program for the University of Louisville. Sitting with the Southern Indiana high school... Read more »
Boulder County Jail struggles to implement Colorado mental health law limiting solitary confinement

Boulder County Jail struggles to implement Colorado mental health law limiting solitary confinement

By John Herrick, Boulder Reporting Lab (Via AP Storyshare) In 2021, Colorado lawmakers passed a law that restricts holding people with a diagnosed mental illness in solitary confinement, part of a push... Read more »
Collier goes with 87 beds for mental health center to reduce jail holds

Collier goes with 87 beds for mental health center to reduce jail holds

Collier County’s long planned mental health center to address need and population growth will have 87 beds with a construction price of $44 million.  The Collier County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to... Read more »
Yavapai County jail opens in Prescott, includes mental health support

Yavapai County jail opens in Prescott, includes mental health support

PRESCOTT — Hundreds of Yavapai County residents showed up in droves to the grand opening of the Yavapai County Justice Center in Prescott last week where they could tour the new 98,000-square-foot... Read more »
Teen Mom Maci Bookout makes surprise appearance at troubled ex Ryan Edwards’ court hearing after he’s sentenced to jail

Teen Mom Maci Bookout makes surprise appearance at troubled ex Ryan Edwards’ court hearing after he’s sentenced to jail

MACI Bookout has continued to support her ex Ryan Edwards’ after his recent prison sentence. The Teen Mom OG, 31, was present at Ryan’s court hearing on Wednesday, June 7. 5 Maci... Read more »
How much can they help jail crisis?

How much can they help jail crisis?

article A participant in the Gwinnett County Mental Health Court stands before Judge Karen Beyers. The offender was sent to jail for 24 hours for a failed drug test. LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. –... Read more »
Proposed intake center at Macomb Co. Jail would address mental health

Proposed intake center at Macomb Co. Jail would address mental health

Macomb County officials are proposing a new $228 million central intake center at the county jail complex, with services for those brought to the lockup with mental health and substance abuse issues.... Read more »
Mentally ill NYC jail detainees more likely to harm themselves, data show; Rikers Island lacks treatment options, advocates say

Mentally ill NYC jail detainees more likely to harm themselves, data show; Rikers Island lacks treatment options, advocates say

Mentally ill detainees on Rikers Island and in other city jails have become more likely to deliberately hurt themselves in recent years, data obtained by the Daily News shows. Incidents of self-harm... Read more »
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