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By Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The Bazelon Center urges all jurisdictions to:

Immediately release a majority of the individuals with mental illness held in jails, and
Take immediate steps to divert from jail the majority of individuals with mental illness who are arrested.

Some emergency funding is available to support these efforts. In addition, Medicaid funding is available for services, especially in Medicaid expansion states.
The U.S. incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation, and these individuals are disproportionally people of color. The current health crisis makes it necessary – for the health of inmates, staff . . .

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