Salem man held in jail 'on the idea of future crimes he might commit'

A 27-year-old Salem man with a developmental disability and mental illness has been held in the Marion County Jail for more than two months with no criminal charges against him.

The case — which advocates are calling incredibly troubling — has little precedent and highlights the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oregon’s long-struggling behavioral health system.

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