RAND Study Finds Mental Health Courts Have the Potential to Save Taxpayers Money
Special courts that sentence people with mental illnesses who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential to save taxpayers money, according to a RAND Corporation study conducted for the Council of State Governments Justice Center.
To access the full study, go to: www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR439/
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