Reply to "Prison vs. Hospital"

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HI, I'll just add a thought to this stimulating topic.... that more mentally ill people are being detained in prisons is an outcome of the government policies of the 90's and subsequently, when hospital beds were cut back and people were supposed to be supported/rehabilitated in the community, but that didn't go as planned because funding for programs and community living wasn't adequate,... so it wasn't surprising that people with mental issues soon began to come to the attention of the police, d/t vagrancy, nuisance, theft, etc..... and end up in the justice system. It's a complex issue, but that's the short version, IMHO.

Thanks for the interesting topic FW.

4/17/1312:14 PM

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