Jails as Psychiatric Facilities: Addressing Mental Illness in the Justice System with Judge Steve Leifman

Summary: <p>Judge Steve Leifman, associate administrative judge of the Miami-Dade County Court Criminal Division and presiding judge of its <a href="http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/scsingle.aspx?pid=285" target="_blank">Criminal Mental Health Project</a>, has worked at the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system in Miami-Date County for decades. <span style="">In this podcast, he outlines the challenges of addressing the high occurence of mental illness in Miami's courts and prisons, the fraught history of incarcerating those with mental health needs, and ways in which the justice system can change its response to those living with mental illness.</span></p>