RAND STUDY FINDS MENTAL HEALTH COURTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY

Special courts that sentence people with mental illnesses who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential to save taxpayers money, according to a RAND Corporation study conducted for the Council of State Governments Justice Center.

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