| Title |
Analysis of Establishing a Regional Jail Facility for Offenders with Mental Health or Co-Occurring Mental and Chemical Dependency Disorders |
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| Abstract |
In 2005, the Legislature directed JLARC to assess whether an existing building could be converted to a specialized regional jail. The intent of the specialized jail would be to manage jail offenders from various jurisdictions who have mental illnesses or those also with co-occurring chemical dependency disorders. JLARC was instructed to review the size of the potential pool of offenders; examine the costs to construct and operate the facility; and discuss benefits for offenders housed in such a facility. The report identifies many lessons learned during the analysis; provides an update on the examination of benefits being pursued by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy; and identifies some context for other policy approaches in addition to construction of a new facility.
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| Author(s) |
John Woolley, Analyst
Ruta Fanning, Project Supervisor
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| Print Availability |
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JLARC Publications Officer |
| Keywords |
Jails, incarceration, Department of Corrections, DOC, inmate, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, chemical dependence, chemically dependent, addict, drug, addiction, substance abuse, regional jail, prison |