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Santa Cruz County jails collect mentally ill and fail to provide care, says civil grand jury

Last week, a Santa Cruz County civil grand jury released a report exploring mental health care in county jails. It alleges that corrections staff abuses the use of solitary confinement intended for people having a mental health crisis and that the private medical contractor used by the jails provides inadequate staffing and over-prescribes medications’ dosages.  […]

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