NPR Staff

Nation’s Jails Struggle With Mentally Ill Prisoners

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More Americans receive mental health treatment in prisons and jails than in hospitals or treatment centers, yet the criminal justice system was never built to handle people with mental illnesses. A judge in Miami-Dade County is trying to prevent those with mental illnesses who have committed minor crimes from ending up in jail.

Boehner: GOP Will Repeal Health Care Law

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House Republican Leader John Boehner has said that his party will repeal the new health care law if the GOP gains a congressional majority in November.