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Californian criminal suspects can trade prison for psychiatric care. Is it working?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Four years ago, Jerome Grayson was arrested on suspicion of shooting another Sonoma County man in the chest. But his mother, Monique Sexton, believed he could avoid prison. Grayson’s father had died of cancer and a forensic psychologist diagnosed Grayson with post-traumatic stress […]
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According to The Almanac’s source item, Californian criminal suspects can trade prison for psychiatric care. Is it working?, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Four years ago, Jerome Grayson was arrested on suspicion of shooting another Sonoma County man in the chest. But his mother, Monique Sexton, believed he could avoid prison. Grayson’s father had died of cancer and a forensic psychologist diagnosed Grayson with post-traumatic stress […]
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- Californian criminal suspects can trade prison for psychiatric care. Is it working?The Almanac - 2026-05-13T12:00:00+00:00
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