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Wisconsin taking steps to keep mentally ill out of traditional criminal justice system

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A task force appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is calling on local governments to do a better job of keeping the mentally ill from falling through the cracks in the criminal justice system.Gil Halsted reports.

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