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Missouri Must Address Mental Health Crisis in County Jails
Original: Opinion | Blackwell: Missouri Must Address the Mental Health Crisis in County Jails
A new opinion piece by Blackwell argues that Missouri must confront a mental health crisis inside its county jails. The author contends that jails have become de facto holding facilities for people with untreated mental illness and calls for the state to invest in proper treatment and diversion programs. The piece is drawing attention as part of ongoing debate over criminal justice and mental health care in Missouri.
Why now: An opinion piece is pressing state policymakers to act on untreated mental illness among jail inmates.
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- Opinion | Blackwell: Missouri Must Address the Mental Health Crisis in County Jails · themissouritimes.com
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