California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5848.51

WIC § 5848.51 Effective Jun 27, 2016Div. 5 · Part 3.8

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Community alternatives should be expanded to reduce the need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment in jails and prisons.

(2)The number of people with serious mental illnesses incarcerated in county jails and the state’s prison system continues to rise.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 52. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.