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Prosecutor: Flood of mentally ill inmates stuck in local jails is a public safety crisis

More judges across the state are dismissing charges against mentally ill defendants waiting too long for mental health treatment in jail.

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King County takes legal action against DSHS

In a motion, the county said it is incurring “unnecessary costs” by housing a seriously mentally ill defendant.

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Record number of people with mental illness in Washington jails

In Washington state, the time spent behind bars for people who are mentally ill and waiting for court-ordered treatment is at an all-time high.

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Why Washington is knowingly violating its own laws in the treatment of mentally ill suspects

In the early morning of June 10, 2015, Dennis Platz woke up to go open the gate to his Colbert property and let in his.

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Stuck in jail, waiting for a psychiatric bed COVID-19 made an old problem worse

Stuck in jail, waiting for a psychiatric bed COVID-19 made an old problem worse
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