Slowly but surely, the state of Texas is trying to turn a complicated, costly, and often heartbreaking saga into a coordinated, comprehensive service delivery system – and counties are right in the thick of it. Anywhere from 16 percent to 20 percent of offenders in the Texas criminal justice system have a mental health diagnosis, said Leon Evans, director of the Center for … [Read more...] about Jail Diversion Programs Target Offenders With Mental Illness
Bexar County
Bexar County Jail Diversion Program
The Bexar County Jail Diversion Program Model (BCJDPM) has been designed and developed through an expansive effort of community leaders and stakeholders to address the practice of utilizing the jail system for the inappropriate “warehousing” of individuals with substantial mental health issues and to minimize the use of the arrest/booking process of adult offenders with mental … [Read more...] about Bexar County Jail Diversion Program