State Legislation
(CA) S.B. 943
Reentry Facility
This law authorizes the use of the Northern California Women’s Facility as a reentry facility to house individuals who are incarcerated, parole violators, or parolees pending revocation of parole, as specified.Learn more at
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_943&sess=CUR&house=B&author=machado
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How and Why Medicaid Matters for People with Serious Mental Illness Released from Jail
Hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness are released from jail each year. Without continuity of care, they are likely to be reincarcerated. Enrollment in Medicaid increases access to treatment for people with mental illness released from jail, who typically lack other means to pay for those services.