BLOOMINGTON — At the Livingston County Jail recently, correctional staff found the tools needed for the job had expanded to include crayons and children’s books.
The gulf between state psychiatric hospital resources and people who need them — including jail inmates who may wait months for care — is the topic of a new report.
The gulf between state psychiatric hospital resources and people who need them — including jail inmates who may wait months for care — is the topic of a new report.
Dozens of Central Illinois inmates have been declared unfit to stand trial but are stuck in county jails for months as they await critical, court-ordered psychiatric care from the state.
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