Colorado eyes $11M plan to keep mentally ill defendants out of jail

A patient room sits empty prior to opening day during a tour of the new locked forensic F2 building renovations at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan on Friday, November 3, 2023. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

By Shelly Bradbury | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: April 1, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Bill would create program to divert people charged with mid- to low-level crimes to mental health care

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