A recent report by Disability Rights California reveals widespread neglect and abuse of people in Los Angeles County held under mental health conservatorship. In LA County last year, over 800 people were held in jail or locked in psychiatric units longer than they needed to be. According to Michelle Kotval, senior staff attorney at Disability Rights California, this issue is especially harmful for people placed in LPS (mental health) conservatorships by the County because their right to make decisions about their own lives are taken from them.

Los Angeles County’s Abuse People on Mental Health Conservatorships; Plus the Failure of Police Training