VIRGINIA’S JAILS NOW HOUSE MORE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS THAN STATE AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS DO. A STUDY BY A STATE LEGISLATIVE STUDY PANEL SHOWS THAT OF THE 6,350 MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS OR JAILS ON A SINGLE DAY, 60 PERCENT WERE IN JAILS. THE REPORT ALSO SAYS THAT 43 PERCENT OF JAILS RESPONDING TO A STATE QUERY RESPONDED THAT REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES DON’T PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE REPORT ALSO FOUND VAST DISPARITIES INTHE QUALITY OF CARE FROM ONE JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER.