room for him until he can go into a detox facility. if this is the kind of thing that these sheriff deputies are dealing with, this is what it takes when you are trying to get one person off the streets what kinds of services are going to be available to him? once he is out the program, they are able to assist him with his needs, his mental health, his drug issues. what compelled you to decide to do this today? you know, my dad has been trying really hard to get me help. i don t want him to wow. host of this is life, lisa ling, is with us now. incredible stuff that you are just showing their. this is a huge problem across the country. we have it in washington, d.c. as well. how did we end up in a situation where so many mentally ill people are living
been sent over to the lapd. we have yet to hear back from them on if any criminal charges will be filed. but pamela, this is a man who has already been engulfed in controversy, now even more so with this tape being released, and more calls for his resignation. nadia romero, thank you for bringing us the latest. tonight on an all-new this is life with lisa ling, lisa explores the crisis of mental illness in her hometown of los angeles, looking at what s being done to combat both. deputy matson gets to work. we ve been calling all last week, and it s all been no, no, no, no, no. so we got tired of the nos. taylor has agreed to leave the encampment, but there s so much complexity involved. they can t get a bed for him in orange county, where he s from, until they get his insurance switched over. so they have found a motel room for him, until he can go into a detox facility. but this is the kind of thing that these sheriff s deputies
hear from those on the street and families trying to save them in an all new this is life with lisa lang. debbie gets to work. we have been calling and it s been no, no, no, no, no. so we got tired of the no s. taylor agreed to least encampment. there is so much complexity involved. they can t get a bed for him in orange county until they get his insurance switched over. so they have found a motel room until he goes into a detox facility. this is the kind of thing she s sheriffs deputies are dealing with. this is what it takes when you are trying to get one person off the streets. what kinds of services are going to be available to him when he leaves here? so once he is at the program, they are able to assist him with his needs, his mental health, his drug issues. what compelled you to decided to was the day that you want to leave? you know, my dad has been
put your hands behind your back. do it now. now! reporter: brandon now only making sounds. you want to sit up? we can sit you up if you stop. you got to be cooperative, though, man. we want to help you. reporter: and then going silent. our officers noticed that the man had become unresponsive, so they immediately started providing medical aid. reporter: taken to the hospital, brandon died there, police say. a statement from the chief of police says in part, quote, we are committed to carefully reviewing the investigative findings in this case. salt lake city police operating under a mayor s order to employ de-escalation techniques before using force. and we ve also learned that earlier that day brandon had an encounter with police from a different jurisdiction. officers there cited him for public intoxication, took him to a detox facility, but then he left. linsey.
we had the blessing of sitting with her, crying with her, she s actually a friend of mine and we have entered foster care for her. she went to a detox facility, she got into transitional lemming. now is two years later. 28 months clean and sober, a state worker, completely self-sufficient, it now is helping women who are in her situation. it women like that, women were told you can t do it. women hear those words. women who are empowered like pregnancy center is due women it s incredible to see what women can accomplish. it can be incredible mothers and executives, and that s what we are all about. carley: that is an incredible story of taking a walk in a desperate situation and empowering her to make the right decisions for her future and her child s future. we are so sorry for what you re going to because you are offering free services like homeless people and refugees are