Experts: Lack of mental health services is spurring a ‘capacity crisis’ in NC jails ...Middle East

Cleveland County Chief Deputy Sheriff Durwin Briscoe says that jails are often used as an ineffective last resort for individuals suffering from mental illness who should be receiving care elsewhere. (Source: Cleveland County Sheriff's Office website) Across North Carolina, more than 200 people with serious mental illnesses are waiting in jail for a bed in a state psychiatric hospital before their criminal cases can proceed. “Many people do sit months and months, over a year, not getting the treatment that they need,” said Dr. Robert Cochrane, the statewide director of the Forensic Services Division of State-Operated Healthcare Facilities at the Department of Health and Human Services. “And

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