SLIDE 6 | Health and Human Services Transformation
National Data on Local Jails 64% of people suffer from mental illness 68% suffer from a substance use disorder 44% suffer from chronic health problems Financial Costs King County $35 million per year for the ~1250 familiar faces in King County to churn them through the jail and courts ($29.2 million in CJ costs and minimal human services costs (~$6 million)
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Washington State Prison Population on the Rise Since 1980