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Jim Parsons Women's life-course pathways to justice-system involvement

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Jim Parsons, director of The Vera Institute of Justice's Substance Use and Mental Health Program, discusses a pilot project mapping the life-course of incarcerated women with mental illness and substance use histories.

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