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RAND study finds mental health courts have the potential to save taxpayers money

Special courts that sentence people with mental illness who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential to save taxpayers money, according to a RAND Corp., study conducted for the Council of State Governments Justice Center. The study issued today is the first to look at the fiscal impact of a mental health court anywhere in the United States.

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