Mental Health Courts, Part One
By The ArchivesMental Health Courts, Part One
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In Spring 2004 Cook County began operating its first mental health court, offering a small group of nonviolent offenders who suffer from mental illness monitored treatment instead of jail time. Chicago Public Radio’s Jay Field has more.