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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Even as a sophomore in high school Dion Payne-Miller says he knows way too many people who have been incarcerated and are mentally ill or are battling addiction.

Leaders of the faith group called on elected officials to commit to implementing jail diversion strategies for people suffering from mental illnesses and drug addiction.

Leaders of the faith group called on elected officials to commit to implementing jail diversion strategies for people suffering from mental illnesses and drug addiction.

Indianapolis is getting out of business with the U.S.’s second-biggest for-profit prison company. And it’s taking a new 3,000-bed jail with it.