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[gwbas1c]

Prison is for criminals. It's inappropriate for dealing with psychiatric issues or drug addition.

[s1artibartfast → gwbas1c]

There is a large crossover between the two. If a psychotic or drug user isn't doing anything illegal, there is no harm or problem.

If their mental illness or addiction is harming others, they should be rehabilitated

[Supermancho → s1artibartfast]

US prisons don't rehabilitate. The numbers have demonstrated this for decades.

[s1artibartfast → Supermancho]

I totally agree. That is the problem . That is why I said:

>A much better solution is simply to enforce laws on the books and set up jails and prisons to do actual rehabilitation