L.A. County Officials Look To Approve $100M To Reduce Incarceration of Individuals With Mental Illnesses
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on a motion to spend $100 million on various proposals aimed at reducing the number of county jail inmates with mental illnesses. The motion, drafted by Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Sheila Kuehl, would create alternative community-based programs for individuals who are not a public threat and suffer from mental illness.
- "L.A. County Officials To Vote on $100 Million in Services To Keep Mentally Ill Out of Jail" (Palta, "KPCC News," KPCC, 8/10).