<p>Nationwide, 20% of people in jails have a mental health condition — which means there are a lot of people like Kim, who end up incarcerated instead of in treatment. That’s exactly what happened to a Bucks County woman named Kim Stringer. WITF health reporter Brett Sholtis digs into what happened to Kim to explain why a Pennsylvania law meant to fix the problem <a href="https://www.witf.org/2020/09/01/police-and-prison-guards-demand-compliance-that-only-makes-situations-worse-for-people-with-serious-mental-illness/">hasn’t made a difference yet</a>.</p>

Nationwide, 20% of people in jails have a mental health condition — which means there are a lot of people like Kim, who end up incarcerated instead of in treatment. That’s exactly what happened to a Bucks County woman named Kim Stringer. WITF health reporter Brett Sholtis digs into what happened to Kim to explain why a Pennsylvania law meant to fix the problem hasn’t made a difference yet.

<p>Nationwide, 20% of people in jails have a mental health condition — which means there are a lot of people like Kim, who end up incarcerated instead of in treatment. That’s exactly what happened to a Bucks County woman named Kim Stringer. WITF health reporter Brett Sholtis digs into what happened to Kim to explain why a Pennsylvania law meant to fix the problem <a href="https://www.witf.org/2020/09/01/police-and-prison-guards-demand-compliance-that-only-makes-situations-worse-for-people-with-serious-mental-illness/" rel="noopener noreferrer">hasn’t made a difference yet</a>.</p>

Incarcerated instead of in treatment

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