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District Attorney calls for ‘seismic shift’ in incarceration paradigm starting with mentally ill inmates

Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor said Tuesday that stopping “the revolving door” of mentally ill offenders in and out of county jails will require more law enforcement training and additional urgent care centers and supportive housing. “What you have now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” District Attorney Jackie Lacey told the Board of Supervisors in describing […]

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