Reposted by Mary Claire Molloy
In the wake of a Mirror Indy investigation, Marion County public defenders and prosecutors are diverting people arrested at local hospitals from jail.
Now, people taken to jail from hospitals for low-level misdemeanors can enter a diversion program. bit.ly/3V7QAaO
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Mirror Indy investigation sparks action to keep hospital patients out of jail
Prosecutors and public defenders are diverting hospital arrests to mental health treatment.