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Mental health crisis in Colorado jails worsens despite $250 million in state spending on the problem
Acute staffing shortages at the two state-run mental health hospitals that have left nearly half the nursing positions vacant mean more individuals than ever are languishing in jails cells in Colorado while they wait for court-ordered mental health treatment to restore them to competency so they can stand trial. As of Thursday, 449 individuals incarcerated…