Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is rolling out a new effort aimed at helping people with mental illness avoid jail time — if they commit low-level crimes.

WITF’s Jaxon White reports the program builds off of the state’s Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative, or LETI — originally created to address substance abuse.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is rolling out a new effort aimed at helping people with mental illness avoid jail time &mdash; if they commit low-level crimes.
WITF&rsquo;s Jaxon White reports the program builds off of the state&rsquo;s Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative, or LETI &mdash; originally created to address substance abuse.

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