Mental Health Crisis in Jail
Summary
A woman experiencing a mental health crisis was trapped in the Chesterfield Jail for three days waiting for an open hospital bed, exposing massive holes in our local safety net. It's a wake-up call that our jail is being forced to act as a psych ward, which fails both patients and the public.
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Impact analysis
Taxpayers are footing the bill for expensive, around-the-clock jail resources to house people who actually need professional medical care.
No one benefits from keeping people with mental health emergencies locked up in jail cells instead of getting real treatment.
Vulnerable people in crisis get traumatized behind bars, while jail staff are put in dangerous situations they aren't trained to handle.
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