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Messenger: Lawsuit aims to fix the 'horrific' mental health crisis in Missouri jails

Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author facebook Author linkedin Author twitter Author email Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Sheriffs across Missouri are dealing with the same nagging problem. Their jails are increasingly full of people who have mental health needs. kAm$@>6 @7 E9@D6 7@=6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9 3642FD6 E96JVG6 366? 564=2C65 :?4@>A6E6?E[ @C F?7:E E@ DE2?5 EC:2=] qFE E96 DE2E6 5@6D?’E 92G6 6?@F89 >6?E2= 365D[ D@ E96 >6? 2?5 H@>6? 2C6 DEF4>2[ :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:DD@FC:2AA=6D665]@C8^>6?E2=\962=E9\?665D\:?\>:DD@FC:\;2:=D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?@FD DFCG6Jk^2m 4@?5F4E65 3J E96 ?@?AC@7:E |:DD@FC: pAA=6D665 @C82?:K2E:@?ik^Am People are also reading… As sales drop, St. Louis restaurants issue pleas on social media. 'Help us get through' Man in SLU emergency room pulled gun from bag, shot self St. Charles County judge faces discipline for wearing Elvis wig, talking politics on bench Chaos closes out Sexyy Red’s high-energy concert in St. Louis Airport police fatally shoot knife-wielding man at St. Louis Lambert Cardinals non-tender 4, including John King and Yohel Pozo. But door is still open. Judge shouts down St. Louis sheriff's lawyer during trial. 'We have gone way astray' This former Cardinals All-Star is poised to get the call to Cooperstown in 2 months We asked MLB execs which NL Central club will next win World Series. Anyone say Cardinals? Cardinals make moves to protect 4 prospects ahead of roster deadline Messenger: St. Louis archbishop joins call against 'vilifying immigrants and refugees' Some St. Louis residents are seeing huge spikes in property taxes. What happened? Fired finance chief details lavish purchases, retaliation in St. Louis Sheriff’s Office Old mall in St. Ann could become the new home of St. Louis County headquarters The Cardinals sent 8 prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Here’s how each did. kAm“x 92G6 2 3:8 8FJ[ 23@FE e’c” 2?5 b__ A@F?5D[ H9@ 962CD G@:46D] (96? 96’D :? W86?6C2= A@AF=2E:@?X[ 96 DE2CED 7:89ED H96? 96 E9:? 2?5 6?5D FA :?;FC65[” E96 D96C:77 HC@E6]k^Am kAm“x 92G6 E@ AFE 9:> :? D@=:E2CJ E@ 7C@> 9FCE:?8 @E96CD @C 86EE:?8 362E FA[ 3FE H96? 96’D :? D@=:E2CJ 96 4C:6D 7C@> =@?6=:?6DD] xE’D 962CE3C62D |24pCE9FC yFDE:46 r6?E6C 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2C494:EJ5676?56CD]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]9FD493=24^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?:?2=:K2E:@?Q 2?5 =62G:?8 E9@D6 H:E9 >6?E2= :==?6DD6D Q42865 :? 4@F?EJ ;2:=D]Qk^Am kAm“%9:D AC@3=6> :D A6CG2D:G6[ A6CD:DE6?E[ 2?5 H@CD6?:?8[” E96 =2HDF:E 2==686D] Q|:DD@FC:’D ;2:=D 92G6 364@>6 56 724E@ >6?E2= 962=E9 H2C5D[ H:E9 E6CC:3=6 @FE4@>6D 7@C 3@E9 E96 >6?E2==J :== AC6EC:2= 56E2:?66D 2?5 @G6CH96=>65 4@CC64E:@?2= DE277 2?5 286?4:6D]Q k^Am Download PDF Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch kAmu@C p>J |2=:?@HD E92E >FDE 36 7:I65] |2=:?@HD242CE9FC;FDE:46]@C8^>:DD@FC:^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 DE2E6 =2H>2 E@]k^Am kAm“xE D66>D E92E 6G6CJ3@5J :D 2=:8?65 :? C64@8?:K:?8 E92E E9:D :D 2 AC@3=6> 2?5 H6 ?665 E@ 7:I :E[” |2=:?@HD@DE GF=?6C23=6 A6@A=6 :? @FC DE2E6 :D C62==J 9@CC:7:4]”k^Am kAm%96 AC@3=6> DE2CE65 564256D 28@[ H:E9 C6G6=2E:@?D @7 23FD6D :? 3:8 DE2E6 9@DA:E2=D E92E =65 E@ >2?J 4=@DFC6D] %96C6 H2D 2 >@G6 E@ 2 “4@>>F?:EJ\32D65” 2AAC@249 E@ >6?E2= 962=E9 — H:E9 E96 :562 E92E D>2==6C 724:=:E:6D 4=@D6 E@ 9@>6 4@F=5 AC@G:56 36EE6C EC62E>6?E — 3FE DE2E6D ?6G6C 3F:=E @FE DF49 2 DJDE6> E@ 36C @7 365D E96J H6C6 D9655:?8]k^Am kAmp>@?8 E96 A=2:?E:77D :? E96 ?6H =2HDF:E 2C6 E96 72>:=J >6>36CD @7 2 $E] {@F:D r@F?EJ >2? H9@ 92D 366? :? ;2:= 7@C >@C6 E92? dff 52JD[ 724:?8 D64@?5\568C66 2DD2F=E 492C86D] w6’D 366? @C56C65 3J 2 ;F586 :?E@ E96 4FDE@5J @7 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9[ 3FE ?@ 365 :D 2G2:=23=6 7@C 9:>] ~E96C A=2:?E:77D :? E96 42D6 2C6 :? ;2:=D :? $E] {@F:D 4:EJ 2?5 vC66?6[ y24@C6 E92? “`[e`h 52JD 369:?5 32CD” 2H2:E:?8 >6?E2= 962=E9 EC62E>6?E[ E96 =2HDF:E 2==686D]k^Am kAmpD E96 D96C:77 :? E96 |:DD@FC: pAA=6D665 DFCG6J 6IA=2:?65[ 2?5 2D 7@C>6C $E] {@F:D ;2:= 5:C64E@C s@F8 qFCC:D >6?E:@?65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@=F>?^E@?J\>6DD6?86C^2CE:4=6074a63fha\7_f3\``67\g7g2\b35a_42fga`7]9E>=REC246?E]k^Am kAm“%96J’C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ C646:G6 2?J AC@A6C >6?E2= 962=E9 EC62E>6?E :? ;2:=[” |2=:?@HD6[ E96 4:G:= C:89ED 2EE@C?6J[ D2J:?8 E92E] $96C:77D D2J E92E]”k^Am kAm%96 AC@3=6> D25=J :D ?@E F?:BF6 E@ |:DD@FC:] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@=F>?^E@?J\>6DD6?86C^2CE:4=603c5eg254\a_h`\c4fg\375c\3c`a4`__37bc]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E2= 962=E9 365D[ 2?5 E96 D@=FE:@? :D 2? 6IA6?D:G6 @?6 E92E =2H>2]k^Am kAm“%96D6 7@=

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Messenger: Lawsuit aims to fix the 'horrific' mental health crisis in Missouri jails
Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author facebook Author linkedin Author twitter Author email Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Sheriffs across Missouri are dealing with the same nagging problem. Their jails are increasingly full of people who have mental health needs. kAm$@>6 @7 E9@D6 7@=6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9 3642FD6 E96JVG6 366? 564=2C65 :?4@>A6E6?E[ @C F?7:E E@ DE2?5 EC:2=] qFE E96 DE2E6 5@6D?’E 92G6 6?@F89 >6?E2= 365D[ D@ E96 >6? 2?5 H@>6? 2C6 DEF4>2[ :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:DD@FC:2AA=6D665]@C8^>6?E2=\962=E9\?665D\:?\>:DD@FC:\;2:=D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?@FD DFCG6Jk^2m 4@?5F4E65 3J E96 ?@?AC@7:E |:DD@FC: pAA=6D665 @C82?:K2E:@?ik^Am People are also reading… As sales drop, St. Louis restaurants issue pleas on social media. 'Help us get through' Man in SLU emergency room pulled gun from bag, shot self St. Charles County judge faces discipline for wearing Elvis wig, talking politics on bench Chaos closes out Sexyy Red’s high-energy concert in St. Louis Airport police fatally shoot knife-wielding man at St. Louis Lambert Cardinals non-tender 4, including John King and Yohel Pozo. But door is still open. Judge shouts down St. Louis sheriff's lawyer during trial. 'We have gone way astray' This former Cardinals All-Star is poised to get the call to Cooperstown in 2 months We asked MLB execs which NL Central club will next win World Series. Anyone say Cardinals? Cardinals make moves to protect 4 prospects ahead of roster deadline Messenger: St. Louis archbishop joins call against 'vilifying immigrants and refugees' Some St. Louis residents are seeing huge spikes in property taxes. What happened? Fired finance chief details lavish purchases, retaliation in St. Louis Sheriff’s Office Old mall in St. Ann could become the new home of St. Louis County headquarters The Cardinals sent 8 prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Here’s how each did. kAm“x 92G6 2 3:8 8FJ[ 23@FE e’c” 2?5 b__ A@F?5D[ H9@ 962CD G@:46D] (96? 96’D :? W86?6C2= A@AF=2E:@?X[ 96 DE2CED 7:89ED H96? 96 E9:? 2?5 6?5D FA :?;FC65[” E96 D96C:77 HC@E6]k^Am kAm“x 92G6 E@ AFE 9:> :? D@=:E2CJ E@ 7C@> 9FCE:?8 @E96CD @C 86EE:?8 362E FA[ 3FE H96? 96’D :? D@=:E2CJ 96 4C:6D 7C@> =@?6=:?6DD] xE’D 962CE3C62D |24pCE9FC yFDE:46 r6?E6C 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2C494:EJ5676?56CD]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]9FD493=24^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?:?2=:K2E:@?Q 2?5 =62G:?8 E9@D6 H:E9 >6?E2= :==?6DD6D Q42865 :? 4@F?EJ ;2:=D]Qk^Am kAm“%9:D AC@3=6> :D A6CG2D:G6[ A6CD:DE6?E[ 2?5 H@CD6?:?8[” E96 =2HDF:E 2==686D] Q|:DD@FC:’D ;2:=D 92G6 364@>6 56 724E@ >6?E2= 962=E9 H2C5D[ H:E9 E6CC:3=6 @FE4@>6D 7@C 3@E9 E96 >6?E2==J :== AC6EC:2= 56E2:?66D 2?5 @G6CH96=>65 4@CC64E:@?2= DE277 2?5 286?4:6D]Q k^Am Download PDF Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch kAmu@C p>J |2=:?@HD E92E >FDE 36 7:I65] |2=:?@HD242CE9FC;FDE:46]@C8^>:DD@FC:^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 DE2E6 =2H>2 E@]k^Am kAm“xE D66>D E92E 6G6CJ3@5J :D 2=:8?65 :? C64@8?:K:?8 E92E E9:D :D 2 AC@3=6> 2?5 H6 ?665 E@ 7:I :E[” |2=:?@HD@DE GF=?6C23=6 A6@A=6 :? @FC DE2E6 :D C62==J 9@CC:7:4]”k^Am kAm%96 AC@3=6> DE2CE65 564256D 28@[ H:E9 C6G6=2E:@?D @7 23FD6D :? 3:8 DE2E6 9@DA:E2=D E92E =65 E@ >2?J 4=@DFC6D] %96C6 H2D 2 >@G6 E@ 2 “4@>>F?:EJ\32D65” 2AAC@249 E@ >6?E2= 962=E9 — H:E9 E96 :562 E92E D>2==6C 724:=:E:6D 4=@D6 E@ 9@>6 4@F=5 AC@G:56 36EE6C EC62E>6?E — 3FE DE2E6D ?6G6C 3F:=E @FE DF49 2 DJDE6> E@ 36C @7 365D E96J H6C6 D9655:?8]k^Am kAmp>@?8 E96 A=2:?E:77D :? E96 ?6H =2HDF:E 2C6 E96 72>:=J >6>36CD @7 2 $E] {@F:D r@F?EJ >2? H9@ 92D 366? :? ;2:= 7@C >@C6 E92? dff 52JD[ 724:?8 D64@?5\568C66 2DD2F=E 492C86D] w6’D 366? @C56C65 3J 2 ;F586 :?E@ E96 4FDE@5J @7 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9[ 3FE ?@ 365 :D 2G2:=23=6 7@C 9:>] ~E96C A=2:?E:77D :? E96 42D6 2C6 :? ;2:=D :? $E] {@F:D 4:EJ 2?5 vC66?6[ y24@C6 E92? “`[e`h 52JD 369:?5 32CD” 2H2:E:?8 >6?E2= 962=E9 EC62E>6?E[ E96 =2HDF:E 2==686D]k^Am kAmpD E96 D96C:77 :? E96 |:DD@FC: pAA=6D665 DFCG6J 6IA=2:?65[ 2?5 2D 7@C>6C $E] {@F:D ;2:= 5:C64E@C s@F8 qFCC:D >6?E:@?65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@=F>?^E@?J\>6DD6?86C^2CE:4=6074a63fha\7_f3\``67\g7g2\b35a_42fga`7]9E>=REC246?E]k^Am kAm“%96J’C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ C646:G6 2?J AC@A6C >6?E2= 962=E9 EC62E>6?E :? ;2:=[” |2=:?@HD6[ E96 4:G:= C:89ED 2EE@C?6J[ D2J:?8 E92E] $96C:77D D2J E92E]”k^Am kAm%96 AC@3=6> D25=J :D ?@E F?:BF6 E@ |:DD@FC:] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@=F>?^E@?J\>6DD6?86C^2CE:4=603c5eg254\a_h`\c4fg\375c\3c`a4`__37bc]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E2= 962=E9 365D[ 2?5 E96 D@=FE:@? :D 2? 6IA6?D:G6 @?6 E92E =2H>2]k^Am kAm“%96D6 7@=
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