Tag: Comprehensive Treatment Court
Sarasota launches innovative approach to mental illness and criminal justice
May 17, 2016
Last night, the Sarasota City Commission voted to help fund a pilot program, Comprehensive Treatment Court, that aims to divert low-level, non-violent offenders with mental…
Novel approach for repeat misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues
February 1, 2016
Sarasota County is trying to launch an innovative approach to dealing with mentally ill individuals arrested for minor crimes in hope of slowing the revolving…