Mentally Ill In Jail (Part 1 of 2)

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with Miami-Dade County Associate Administrative Judge Steve Leifman

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Dec 23, 2016

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Two million people with mental illness are jailed each year in the U.S. A program developed in Miami-Dade County has become a national model to divert the mentally ill out of jail and in to treatment. With Miami-Dade County Associate Administrative Judge Steve Leifman. Part 1 of 2.

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