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Alternatives to jail touted for mentally ill offenders

3/2/07 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—It took Allegheny County President Judge Joseph James 30 years to prove his hunch was right: It is less expensive to treat mentally ill criminals involved in minor crimes than it is to jail them.
http://www.post-gazette.com/
Date
March 02, 2007
State
Pennsylvania
Source
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


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