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Missouri House Committee wrestles with mental health patients being housed in jails

Missouri House Committee wrestles with mental health patients being housed in jails

by Marshall Griffin | Sep 10, 2025 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri does not have enough hospital beds for mental health patients, and hundreds of them across the state are being housed in county jails. That includes northwest Missouri’s Buchanan County. Sheriff Bill Puett described a dire situation this week to the Missouri...

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