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MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — One statistic captures a serious challenge facing law enforcement officers across the country. 1 in 4 people with a serious mental illness has been arrested at some point in their lifetime. The National Alliance on Mental Illness says jails across America book more than 2 million people suffering a serious mental illness every year.
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