L.A. County officials vows ‘no more jails,’ just mental health centers. Can it really happen?

L.A. County officials vows ‘no more jails,’ just mental health centers. Can it really happen?

by Matt Stiles

Facing protests from jail-reform activists and a desire to reshape the county’s criminal justice system, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors scrapped a $1.7 billion contract to build a mental health treatment center near the antiquated Men’s Central Jail. But the reversal — and the lack of a specific plan to replace it — has many stakeholders asking: What now?

All credit goes to Matt Stiles
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