Jails should not be our first-line of response to treat people with mental health issues. It often aggravates those underlying conditions with additional trauma and makes things worse: https://calmatters.org/projects/california-mental-health-treatment-in-prisons/ …https://twitter.com/GeorgeGascon/status/1162131172253548545 …
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He even links to a lengthy policy paper about an intermediate solution that isn't incarceral but addresses the mental health concern. https://sfdistrictattorney.org/sites/default/files/Document/BHJC%20Concept%20Paper_Final_0.pdf …
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Anyway, I think we all agree jails shouldn’t be the only tool. The real issue is building the public will to create and fund a humane compulsory system. I’ve found today’s discussions to be mostly positive, and hope we find the right balance.
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And while I agree with his overall analysis that more front line mental health and addiction services are best, once you attack someone like that, you shouldn't be quickly released without that intervention, which apparently is what happened in this case.
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He also implies this is the exception rather than the rule and let’s be honest, if not for the news coverage here, he’d likely be a block away from her door right now smoking meth.
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