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In the US there are, sadly, big financial interests in keeping the prison population high (the prison industry complex). Couple with what seems to be a very hig
by semi-extrinsic 12y ago
In the US there are, sadly, big financial interests in keeping the prison population high (the prison industry complex). Couple with what seems to be a very high reluctance towards giving someone who is mentally ill treatment instead of prison, and no real public mental health care, and you get what you get.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoI don't think it's just that; I think that in America, there's this huge belief system that focuses on individuals, self-reliance, etc - and the flip side of that is a the belief that if you commit a crime, well, you've made your bed, and that bed is in a prison cell, and you'll be sleeping there for a really long time.