What are the plans for helping thousands of troubled people in LA County jails get mental health services?
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 27 asked for a report on how to move more than 7,000 inmates with mental health conditions out of county jails and into secure facilities designed exclusively for treatment.
In the last decade, the population of incarcerated people in L.A. County with mental health needs has increased more than 80%, the motion stated, making the Twin Towers jail “the largest de facto mental health facility in the nation,” the county reported. Second, to transfer even half of those with mental illness out of county jails, the county would have to buy property and build new mental health treatment centers, or convert an existing building.
In addition, many communities would oppose a secured or locked mental health facility for those accused, or convicted, of violent crimes. Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn said she’s received pushback against an affordable housing complex for veterans. “There are major challenges for us to achieve this,” Hahn noted.
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