![This photo shows imprisoned men lined up in a hallway inside Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles. They are wearing blue jumpsuits and their backs are turned. Guards watch them.](https://theappeal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mcj-lasd-1200x797.jpeg)
LA is Locking Up More Mentally Ill People, Despite Diversion Efforts
In 2015, Los Angeles County created a program to reduce the number of mentally ill people trapped in jail. But since then, the number of people with mental illness incarcerated in LA has instead increased significantly.