WASHINGTON – The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) commend President Trump’s speech to the National Association of Counties (NACO) when he said: “County jails were not meant to deal with the mental illness problem. “It’s not compassionate to leave those with mental illness on the streets… We must get Americans the help they need.”
“We applaud the President for drawing attention to the single biggest issue facing sheriffs and their jails today,” said NSA Former President Sheriff Greg Champagne, St. Charles Parish, LA. “Jails have become the defacto mental health facilities in this country and people need to get the care they need, so the federal government must do all that it can to address this problem.”
