then on the other hand they criminalize them and throw these individuals in cages over victimless crimes, branding them with criminal records and thus making it more difficult for them to get a job, an apartment, etc... leaving them even more victimized and in need of their help. Round and round we go!
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Yep there are no simple solutions and throwing the mentally ill and homeless in jail instead of hospital is about as dumb as it gets. It costs the government so much to keep someone in jail.