Incarcerated people with mental illness in Los Angeles jails
Data from the sheriff's department shows that the number of incarcerated people with mental illnesses increased substantially—from about 3,100 to 5,700—in the past decade.
Data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) shows that in 2015, more than 3,700 people with mental illnesses were locked up in county jails. By 2022, that number increased to almost 5,700.
