LANSING (AP) — The next leader of the state House says he wants to bring experts together to discuss mental health treatment.
The number of mentally ill prisoners in the prison system has grown 14 percent since 2012 to roughly 9,400.
Tom Leonard of DeWitt, who soon will become House speaker, says “early intervention” for people with mental illness saves money and can keep the public safe.
The Detroit News reports that many mentally ill inmates cost an average of $95,000 to house at a special prison in Whitmore Lake.
Leonard, a Republican, says he doesn’t have a “silver bullet.” He wants to hear from experts.
- Posted January 04, 2017
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New House leader looking to discuss the mentally ill in prisons
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