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Mirror Indy Investigation Sparks Action to Keep Hospital Patients Out of Jail – WTOP News
Public defenders say the prosecutor-run program can drop charges if participants secure housing or complete mental health or substance abuse treatment.
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Mirror Indy investigation sparks action to keep hospital patients out of jail – WTOP News
In the wake of a Mirror Indy investigation, Marion County public defenders and prosecutors are diverting people arrested at local hospitals from jail. “The vast majority of these cases are driven by mental health or substance abuse,” said Kendal Gulbrandsen, a lawyer who oversees the misdemeanor division at the Marion County Public Defender Agency. “Hospital officers want our clients gone immediately. They tend to go straight to an arrest.” Now,…
·Chevy Chase, United States
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Mirror Indy investigation sparks action to keep hospital patients out of jail
In the wake of a Mirror Indy investigation, Marion County public defenders and prosecutors are diverting people arrested at local hospitals from jail.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 43%
C 43%
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