KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt February 17, 2022 23:42:00
>> reporter: his lawyer says brown is battling a severe mental illness and needs mental health treatment, not imprisonment. the community bail fund, an arm of black lives matter louisville posted the $100,000 cash bail. >> the ultimate need that people are asking for, that all of us are asking for is that the mental health help happens, and that was denied at court. >> reporter: the case illustrates part of the nationwide debate over criminal justice reform. progressive district attorneys say the bail system is unfair to people who are mentally ill and people who can't afford to pay. police ar...