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Los Angeles Plan Highlights Rift Over How to Treat Offenders With Mental-Health Issues - Should Inmates With Drug or Mental-Health Issues Receive Treatment in Jail or in the Community?

LOS ANGELES—For 20 years, Paul Dumont lived on the streets here, battling drug addiction and mental-health problems. He did stints in county jail for drug-related offenses, where he received medication and treatment. But each time he was released, Mr. Dumont would return to his vices, continuing what he calls the "cycle of incarceration." [read the full story here]

Wall Street Journal, Sunday, May 11, 2014
Tags: Health & Medical Issues, California
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