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.
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
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