Some who are mentally ill remain in L.A. County jails after charges are dropped, report says
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from Los Angeles Times6 months ago
People with mental illnesses who are in conservatorships are being held in Los Angeles County jails even after their criminal charges are dropped.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-13/some-people-with-mental-illnesses-remain-in-l-a-county-jails-after-charges-are-dropped-report-says
But Disability Rights California, a nonprofit that advocates for people with disabilities, criticized L.A. County for transferring them only to locked facilities.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-13/some-people-with-mental-illnesses-remain-in-l-a-county-jails-after-charges-are-dropped-report-says
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