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How jails and courtrooms became Colorado’s mental health safety net — and why that isn’t working

Mentally ill people often end up in jail instead of in treatment, fueling the state’s competency crisis

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4: Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Troy Null outside the Arapahoe County Detention Center in Centennial on Nov. 12, 2023. Null’s informally adopted son Junior is going through repeated competency proceedings and has been incarcerated for five years. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Troy Null outside the Arapahoe County Detention Center in Centennial on Nov. 12, 2023. Null’s informally adopted son Junior is going through repeated competency proceedings and has been incarcerated for five years. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Police and criminal courts are not designed to help people with mental illnesses, and the court system lands sick people in jail when they need help.
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