This blog details the efforts of the Bexar County Jail Diversion Program (The Center for Health Care Services, the City of San Antonio and Bexar County Stakeholders) in its efforts to divert persons with mental illness from inappropriate incarceration and inappropriate use the emergency rooms.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

NACo Justice and Safety Conference January 20-23, 2010

NACo’s Justice and Public Safety Committee discusses jail population


Alleviating overcrowding in the nation’s county jails and state prisons was the focus of NACo’s Justice and Public Safety (JPS) Steering Committee policy and strategy meeting Jan. 20 - 23 in Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas. The meeting’s keynote speaker was U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary, Northern District of Ohio. Zouhary discussed “Building Reentry Bridges” relating to the Second Chance Act.

Contact: Donald Murray · 202.942.4239
 

Click here to see a quick overview of the Conference

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Gilbert R. Gonzales
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States
Director of Communications and Diversion Initiatives,The Center for Healthcare Services, Mental Health Authority
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