Worth a read. "[Citing concerns about coronavirus... DA Chesa Boudin has reduced the county jail pop by ~50%... A recent one-day snapshot of the SF County Jail revealed that 68% of inmates were charged with violent crimes, weapons offenses, and felonies. < 4% there for drugs.]"https://twitter.com/CityJournal/status/1250097878065963008 …
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Actually, we kind of haven't. We have the most permissive laws in the world and it is likely the cause of our rampant homelessness and drug addiction. I wish our jails were places of compassion and rehabilitation. With care & services to get people off drugs & back into society.
And it's not a binary "jail/not jail" decision. There are currently 4,000 people in SF who are simultaneously homeless, psychotic, and addicted. A good portion of these folks need secure inpatient treatment. It's inhumane and cruel to leave them on the streets.
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100% agree. What we call compassion is basically letting people die in the streets. Treatment is $$$ and we don't want to spend the money. I hope CA and US tackle this in coming years although we will be tight on funds.
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One year of incarceration in SF jail costs ~90k. What if we spent that on treatment and housing instead?
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Please be careful about conflating "mentally ill" and "psychotic." They're very different. And yes, many people absolutely need treatment with doctors. Mental healthcare needs to be treated as a right. We can't keep waiting until someone is in crisis.
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These are specifically diagnoses of psychosis.
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