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Al Franken: what I will be doing with this is doing mental health courts so that if a prosecutor and an arresting officer and the…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
what I will be doing with this is doing mental health courts so that if a prosecutor and an arresting officer and the defense attorney and the judge say this person belongs in a mental health court so that they can be treated and not go to prison
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken advocates for mental health courts to treat individuals instead of imprisoning them.

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