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Tarrant County, Texas To Create A Mental Health Jail Diversion Center

On May 11, 2021, the Tarrant County, Texas Commissioners Court voted to create a mental health jail diversion center (MHJDC) by October 1, 2021. The goal is to avoid detaining offenders picked up for non-violent, low-level crimes, such as criminal trespass, and divert them immediately to short-term treatment and linkages to community-based services. The county anticipates that the MHJDC will reduce the number of people with mental illness in the Tarrant County Jail daily population and in the criminal court …

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