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A reporting project got its start when a probation official made an off-hand comment about juvenile hall having turned into a “commitment facility” for mentally ill children. So began one reporter's deep dive into Sacramento's juvenile justice system.
Sacramento County is suddenly flush with millions to spend on the area's neediest kids after federal entitlement program is rejiggered.
One of the only supportive housing options for the mentally ill operates without regulation or oversight—creating a dark economy in which bad operators act with impunity and an easily defrauded population gets no justice, an SN&R investigation reveals.
Why do children with serious mental-health issues end up in juvenile hall instead of a doctor’s office? In Sacramento, probation officials are searching for community partners outside of juvenile hall to intercept mentally ill kids, but options are few for the toughest cases.
Not everyone who passes through Sacramento County's version of juvenile hall may be there for primarily criminal issues.
