Government
Jan. 23, 2016
Office seeks to divert mentally ill from jail
On the cusp of a historic change in the way the L.A. County's criminal justice system deals with mentally ill offenders, one of the first tasks of the newly created L.A. County Office of Diversion and Reentry will be bringing both the clinical and legal communities to the same table.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
On the cusp of a historic change in the way Los Angeles County's criminal justice system deals with mentally ill offenders, one of the first tasks of the county's newly created Office of Diversion and Reentry will be bringing the clinical and legal communities to the same table.
The office, which is operating on a $74 million budget, will act as a "coordinating body,"...
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