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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 11, 2015

The Shelby County Mental Health Court, a voluntary program that will attempt to help nonviolent, mentally ill criminals get help instead of jail time, is set to open next month. WREG reports county departments and state agencies met Thursday to discuss plans for the court. "It'll allow us to divert people with mental illnesses from the prison environment, which is very costly," Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said. Judge Gerald Skahan will preside over the court.