A state grant totaling $29.5 million was awarded to Riverside County for the construction of nearly 150 apartments reserved for mentally ill individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of it, county officials announced Tuesday.
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The attorney for a white man charged with fatally stabbing a black teenager at a convenience store because he felt threatened by his rap music says he is mentally ill and was released from jail on a prior assault conviction without medication. The killing has ignited a national outcry, including comments from a Democratic presidential […]
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Warning: The video above includes images and audio some viewers may find upsetting. Video of jail guards punching and using a stun gun on a mentally ill inmate was released this week as a judge gave final approval to a $1.4 million settlement over alleged abuse at the northern California lockup, a newspaper reported Thursday. […]
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The family of a mentally ill woman who was shot and killed by police responding to a report that she was threatening people with a knife was awarded $9 million by a Los Angeles jury. Sinuon Pream, 37, was fatally shot Jan. 15, 2017, by Long Beach police, who found her pushing a shopping cart and […]
