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: Prevention Not PunishmentExpansion of Programs in Texas Counties to Divert Mentally Ill From Prisons
By Kristin Houle
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According to Marc A. Levin of the Houston Chronicle, several counties in Texas are expanding programs to divert mentally ill offenders from prisons, saving millions of tax payer dollars. The article ("Expand program to divert mentally ill from prisons", April 22nd 2009) outlines several programs being instituted by Bexar, El Paso, and Tarrant counties to reduce the amount of mentally ill recidivists and money spent on their incarceration. Here is the full text of the article:Mental illness is a read more
Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).
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