Yesterday morning, the US Justice Department announced it’s investigating the State of Oklahoma, the City of Oklahoma City and the OKCPD to see if they have failed to “provide community-based mental health services to people in Oklahoma County, leading to unnecessary admissions to psychiatric facilities and police contact.”
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To save the government a lot of time, money, and a visit to the NW 23rd and Penn intersection, the short answer is “Yes.”
Here are details about the investigation via a press release: