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Montgomery County Launches Mental Health Court
By nbcwashington.com- Mark Segraves
Published: 12/02/2016

A growing number of people with mental illness are repeatedly arrested for nonviolent offenses -- only to be released back into their community with no treatment or support, according to experts.

It's a problem felt in criminal justice systems across the country, including the D.C. area.

"The largest psychiatric facilities in the United States are our American jails, and it’s a crisis level," said Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy.

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