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Did prison just replace mental hospitals?

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9 points by paulpauper 7 hours ago

Bender 7 hours ago

Did prison just replace mental hospitals?

No that happened in the 1960's. [1] What happened more recently is that big cities found they have no room for this and are leaving these people on the streets to fend for themselves.

[1] - https://capitolweekly.net/the-republican-who-emptied-the-asy...