Epi. 102: Have state courts become today's mental institutions?

Published: May 18, 2016, 4 a.m.

Host Jesse Rutledge asks Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman about his experiences with people with mental illnesses and how he changed the way his courts deal with these individuals. The results are dramatic: people are getting treatment, courts and jails are no longer overcrowded, and taxpayers are saving millions.