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As Cleveland slashes funding in lots of areas, the budget calls for an $11 million increase for policing.
@matthewferner asks if Jackson would consider reallocating some of the police budget to public health and mental health funding.
Jackson: No.
pscp.tv/w/1gqxvErdoOjJB
@matthewferner asks if Jackson would consider reallocating some of the police budget to public health and mental health funding.
Jackson: No.
pscp.tv/w/1gqxvErdoOjJB
Cleveland's police chief acknowledges that police have been "thrust" into the position of dealing with mental health crises, but doubles down on defending his budget & says private entities would need to step up in order to deal with mental health issues. pscp.tv/w/1gqxvErdoOjJB 
