Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A mental health unit is taking shape at the Yavapai County Detention Center to help prisoners who have committed low-level misdemeanors and can't afford bond.
The Daily Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1EwV5at) the program launched three months ago with the approval of Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher, and will include a 30-bed dormitory to offer treatment, recreation and education.
A new coalition under Mascher is also connecting patients with community services after they're released from the jail in an effort to keep them in treatment to help prevent future offenses.
Program Manager Ginny Hamilton says five of the 18 inmates to use the program so far have been released and found jobs.
___
Information from: The Daily Courier, http://www.dcourier.com
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
