Program for small-time offenders with mental health issues sees success [KHOU.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/19/1612:00 PM

exas -- More than a quarter of individuals arrested for misdemeanors last year in Fort Worth had mental health issues, but a new program in Tarrant County is trying to change that.

The program, called the Enhanced Mental Health Docket, identifies repeat misdemeanor offenders who are diagnosed with mental illness and directs them to treatment instead of jailtime.

"Let's get help from the beginning and eliminate the revolving door," said Judge Rainey Webb, who oversees the program in Magistrate Court.

The program uses existing resources with a goal of changing lives and, ultimately, saving taxpayers' money.

[For more of this story, written by Bradley Blackburn, go to http://www.khou.com/news/local...es-success/319329796]

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