James Ketcherside approached the bushes behind the Las Cruces fire station where the woman had been spending nights, bracing for resistance but determined to try. She’d been on the streets for months, ...

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This winter, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court will launch a pilot program to divert individuals experiencing mental illness out of the justice system and into community-based treatment and ...

The Bernalillo County Metro Court launched a new pilot program meant to help people struggling with mental illness.

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This article was published by New Mexico In Depth. Read more at nmindepth.com. James Ketcherside approached the bushes behind the Las Cruces fire station where the woman had been spending nights, ...