@clacksee @Radical_EgoCom Similar to campaigns to #ClosePrisons. It's not a clarion call to allow "criminals" free reign but to look at unpicking why people break the law and what measures will reduce likelihood of reoffending.
In Aotearoa New Zealand many people with #MentalHealth issues don't get help. Some commit crimes. They need help to prevent offending or to recover once caught. As Dr Erik Monasterio says Prisons shouldn't be psychiatric institutions by default. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/507060/prisons-the-new-psychiatric-institutions-former-public-health-leader
From CURB Prison Spending (CA):
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#California #prison #decarcerate #closeprisons #CURBprisonspending
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