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Podcast: The Bay
Episode: Most People Seriously Injured, Killed by San José Police are Mentally Ill or Intoxicated
Description: A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication.A new investigation from the Bay Area News Group, KQED, and the California Reporting Project finds that the vast majority of people seriously injured or killed by San José police are either mentally ill or intoxicated. KQED’s Rachael Vasquez spoke with one of the reporters, Robert Salonga, about how that trend has only continued, if not slightly worsened, with crisis intervention training.Links:Losing control: When San Jose police confront people in mental health crisis, why do they end up hurting them so...