Mental health courts are operating in 29 California counties, helping offenders and reducing crime in their communities.
Milton Conley's mental illness has cost him — and society — more than he cares to tally.
An abusive father recruited Conley at age 9 into a life of what he calls "doing wrong things." A psychotic break in his 30s was followed by homelessness and four imprisonments, products of schizophrenia; addiction to crack cocaine and marijuana; and what Conley dolefully labels "being lonely." Read More...
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