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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-135456154-prison-3840.jpg38402560A federal judge has found top California officials in contempt for failing to hire enough mental health professionals to adequately treat tens of thousands of incarcerated people with serious mental disorders. The judge ordered the state to pay $112 million in fines.