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Bill to limit prison off-ramp for the mentally ill could soon head to Newsom
Citing a series of violent crimes that followed criminal defendants being spared of convictions due to diagnosed mental illnesses, state lawmakers have pushed forward legislation backed by California prosecutors to limit who can qualify.
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