State Legislation
(TX) S.B. 839
Evaluation of Potential Savings on Inmate Health Care
This law requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to conduct a study on the potential savings to the state in health care services costs if TDCJ were to release certain elderly individuals who are incarcerated into the community on parole.Learn more at
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=SB839
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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.
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Physical and Mental Health