Counties are allowed to hold people awaiting court-ordered psychiatric treatment in jails only if the facilities meet safety and health standards, but there’s no funding to help them comply and no penalties if they don’t.
  • blazera@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    The most terrifying part of this headline is state standards, not federal. Meaning these jails arent meeting Mississippi’s standards. You have to dig a trench to set the bar that low