severely mentally ill people jailed in the Los Angeles County jail, 74 percent had additional, previous arrests (Lamb & Lamb, 1990). Even among those severely mentally ill who are not homeless, 40 percent become involved in the criminal justice system at some point in their lives (NAMI, 1993). Traditionally, mentally ill inmates have not received treatment. That is beginning to change, though slowly. As awareness grows of the seriousness of the problem, programs are being developed to aid mentally…
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