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NJCher

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1. We still have a long way to go

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 05:03 AM

May 2019

In our treatment of the mentally ill. Those with mental illness do not fare well in prison. We need a more humane way of dealing with situations where a crime is caused by a person with such an illness.

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St. Joseph's Psychiatric Museum Lets Visitors Pretend To Be Detectives Like On TV [View all] Sherman A1 May 2019 OP

We still have a long way to go NJCher May 2019 #1

This activity, while educational, seems pretty far removed from the mission of a Psychiatric Museum. Nitram May 2019 #2