California Forward
Massive shift in thinking key to helping offenders successfully return to California communities
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New Riverside County probation program underscores how the right interventions can help prevent costly cycle of incarceration
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State project on mental illness and criminal justice spends time listening to family members, advocates and clients
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Upcoming meetings on intersection of mental health and criminal justice will ask community members and county agencies about what’s working, what’s not.
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Steps to improve treatment of incarcerated presented to California council dedicated to ending the criminalization of mental illness
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Mentally ill offenders stayed in Riverside County jails for longer periods of time and were booked more often.
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Board of Supervisors approved this week recommendations to improve public safety outcomes and cut costs with advice and analysis from CA Fwd.
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In some places, ten times the number of seriously mentally ill are incarcerated than the number housed in state psychiatric hospitals.
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Too often poverty initiatives are not tailored to local community needs and not driven by evidence of effective outcomes.
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