A mental health jail is an oxymoron; diversion is what’s needed

Guest commentary in The LA Daily Journal By Patrisse Cullors-Brignac and Diana Zuniga POSTED: 06/24/14, 11:44 AM PDT | Jails create and exacerbate mental health problems. It does not take a genius to conclude, and yet, countless studies have been proven it: if you remove someone from their daily life, their support system, their work, their sense … Read more