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Facing South Florida for March 17: Legislative Mental Health
After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida legislature began to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system in its 2024 session.
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After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida legislature began to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system in its 2024 session.
Jim DeFede is in Tallahassee, where a State Senate Committee tackled the issue of mental health in jails and prisons.
In this week's edition of Facing South Florida: CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede is in Tallahassee where a State Senate Committee tackled the issue of mental health in jails in prisons.
Jim DeFede and the State Senator discuss mental health and the criminal justice system.
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Jim DeFede speaks with Judge Steve Leifman in a bonus clip from "Warehoused: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy."
Jim DeFede gets reaction from a number of mental health experts who watched his one-hour-long documentary.
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The Broward County school board voted 5-4 to suspend without pay Jessica Norton 's employment at Monarch High School.
South Florida cities have begun distributing sandbags to get ahead of any weather system that may affect flood-prone areas.
Darwin Rojas-Frias is accused of molesting a nine-year-old girl back in 2023.
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