Prison mental health panel gets permanent director

Published October 10, 2014 11:19pm ET



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed an executive officer for a council that advises California agencies on mental health treatment for residents at risk of incarceration.

Kirsten Barlow, a Democrat from Sacramento, was named Friday to the $120,000-a-year position at the Council on Mentally Ill Offenders.

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