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Jail alternatives dwindle for defendants with mental illness

For defendants with mental illness or substance problems, alternatives to incarceration have become harder to find because of budget cuts that have reduced the number of jail diversion beds in Connecticut. Despite a waiting list with hundreds of people, the state's Court Support Services Division has cut the number of beds since 2016 from 311 to ...

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