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Updated: Friday, 13 Jul 2012, 2:08 PM MDT
Published : Friday, 13 Jul 2012, 2:08 PM MDT
LAS CRUCES (AP) - Construction has begun on a $2 million facility in southern New Mexico that's meant to keep mentally ill residents out of jail.
Officials say the Dona Ana County Crises Triage Center is a better option for such residents who often have been improperly routed to jail.
The 5,800-square-foot building is expected to be complete next February or March. About 100 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.
The Las Cruces Sun-News (http://bit.ly/MlZJUu ) reports that the county commission is funding the project after officials unsuccessfully sought money from the state.
Grace Philips is an attorney for the New Mexico Association of Counties. She cited a study in saying about 36 percent of inmates at the Dona Ana County Detention Center receive mental health care services.
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