Where incarcerated people with mental illness in Los Angeles Jails are held
Data from Los Angeles County's Department of Health Services shows that on August 22, 2022, over 6,400 people with mental illnesses were incarcerated in county jails.
Department of Health Services (DHS) data reveals insights about the thousands of people with mental illness locked in Los Angeles County jails every day.
The data also reveals the level of care the over 6,400 mentally ill people in the jails are receiving. Almost one-third are in the jail system’s general population and on psychotropic medication. About half of incarcerated people are in moderate observation housing. Nearly one-fifth of incarcerated people are in high observation housing. Almost 200 people are designated as needing the department's highest level of care—the forensic inpatient unit.
