Criminal
Jan. 13, 2025
Justice through redemption: How diversion programs strengthen communities
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Ricardo D. García
Chief Public Defender, Los Angeles County
For centuries, poor people who broke the law in California because of a mental illness were treated as if they were simply criminals who could be "punished" for their failure to comply with community rules. Unsurprisingly, our failure to understand mental health meant that our prisons and court system quickly became the world's largest dumping ground for untreated mental illness, and that instead of help, our brothers, sisters, and children were caged in inhumane conditions t...
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