Five years ago Saturday, facing a Supreme Court order to reduce prison overcrowding, California shifted responsibility for low-level felons from state prison to county jails. On Thursday we reported on how some officials view the plan as a success. But for county facilities, built to hold people for a couple of months, the shift means they now hold some people for years including folks struggling with mental illness. We report on two communities that are taking very different approaches to the problem.
Realignment 5 Years On: Counties Build Jails for Inmates With Mental Illness
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