'They're out of sight, out of mind'

In the six years Dan Walsh has been sheriff of Champaign County, he has noticed a marked increase in the number of jail inmates who are mentally ill.

Sheriffs in other area counties have, too.

This two-part series looks at how the county jails are caring for their mentally ill inmates and how mental illness has affected at least four families.

"The average citizen doesn't have to deal with it," Walsh said. "They're out of sight, out of mind.

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