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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
September 28, 2002
A county program begun last month offers some mentally ill offenders the option to receive treatment and a discharged sentence as an alternative to going through the criminal justice system.
To qualify for the Mental Health Deferred Sentencing Program, offenders must suffer from a severe mental....