This article is about the Cook County jail near Chicago, IL and the mental illness residents' "undue burden on the jail's resources." The sheer number of prisoners with mental illness he says is being affected by a budget cut the state made, closing many mental health clinics. The reason this article is interesting related to our class is the example it shows in that getting people the psychological help they need could keep many of our criminals from becoming that in the first place.
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