Mental Health Assessment Area added to LA County’s Inmate Reception Center

A new Mental Health Assessment Area has been added to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department‘s Inmate Reception Center downtown, part of an effort to strengthen care and improve efficiency for incoming jail detainees, officials said Tuesday.

The unveiling marks “a significant advancement in the department’s ongoing commitment to care, dignity and operational excellence within the jail system,” according to a sheriff’s department statement.

The Inmate Reception Center serves...