Phase I was to throw them in the asylums (up until the 70's-80's) Phase II was to let them out of asylums, and then sending them to prison after they committed

Phase I was to throw them in the asylums (up until the 70's-80's) Phase II was to let them out of asylums, and then sending them to prison after they committed crimes (the 90's, 2000's) Phase III was to let them out of prison, because we are over-incarcerating, studies show that recidivism is worse when people are imprisoned [1] Phase IV - send them back to the asylum We're currently flirting with phase IV. 1- Blah blah blah John Jay School of Criminal Justice Blah blah blah Social Science Blah Blah Blah The Carceral System [tm]