“A severe shortage of supportive housing for mentally ill residents of McLean County is the target of the McLean County Board's next initiative to improve living conditions for the vulnerable populati …

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“The county of Marin has joined a national campaign to do something about the inordinately large number of mentally ill people who are being incarcerated in local jails.” - “Northampton County Council passed a resolution Thursday that seeks to reduce the number of mentally ill people in the county prison. The resolution also authorizes the county and its workers to part …
- “The Ontario County Board of Supervisors has backed several measures designed to reduce the number of inmates incarcerated at the county jail — and to lower costs related to the operation of the facil …
“Potter County Commissioners have adopted a resolution pledging to reduce the number of incarcerated individuals suffering from mental health illnesses.” “The Livingston County Board of Supervisors is lending its support to a national initiative aimed at reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails.”
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