Oct. 21, 2022 on The Story: Just like in Oregon, Washington is in the midst of a crisis where the criminal justice system meets its mental health care infrastructure. Defendants with clear histories of mental illness are sitting in jail because of the biggest backlog in state history for the kind of acute psychiatric care they need. Our sister station in Seattle explores why the result is a mess of misery, chaos and a growing financial toll. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw