Keep mentally ill out of jail

Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario wants to keep the mentally ill out of jail In the U.S., up to 60 percent of all people incarcerated in jails and prison suffer some kind of mental illness. And inmates with mental illness spend about four times longer in jail. That's more time away from the treatment they need, and more tax dollars being spent to keep them in jail.

"We're finding these people are acting out criminally, and they end up in a place they don't belong," said Vallario, who wants to see more resources invested into services for the mentally ill. "Most of the time this is happening because we're lacking resources ahead of the curve, to get them the help they need."