And that doesn’t help their case either. He was in jail for a year, so he contracted Covid while inside, which means they were responsible for allowing him to be exposed.
“We didn’t neglect him by starving him! We neglected him by allowing him to be exposed to a deadly virus while in a malnourished state!”
Come on now, “The county places a high priority on the safety of every person in our jail.”
High priority.
Well, not that high actually, but still.
And with a per capita incarceration rate over five times Canada’s (which has its own problems), there’s something going on other than criminal justice.
Still, those Republican rural districts with prisons do get a population boost, even if the prisoners probably don’t vote.
yup. the first priority is alway profit. doesn’t matter if people die so long as wall street is happy
Here’s why:
What mental health facilities? Thanks to Ronnie, our mental health facilities include emergency rooms, jails, and homeless shelters.
And that’s from a police department that has an active consent decree for chronically using excessive force against people with mental illness.
Yeah - we have a similar situation in Canada as @RickMycroft mentions.
Many of the institutions here were either shutdown or repurposed - probably a good thing given the (likely) stereotypical horror shows they once were.
Sadly it doesn’t seem something better was put in its place - as conventional wisdom at the time tried to better integrate folks into daily life under heavy medication.
I’m no expert but I believe there are cases where everyone would be better off if there were more humane mental health institutions. Something that’s not run like a prison, operated by churches, or acting as a human holding tank.
Complex topic - no doubt others have better opinions.
“Sailor Moon vs, police”:
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