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Tobin S.

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1. Kids like that usually end up in jail.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2018, 08:30 PM

May 2018

Some states will give them treatment for mental illness there, but others will not from what I understand. I live in Indiana. According to my wife who took criminal justice classes in college, they don't give prisoners mental health treatment here. We have a county jail in our town and we have a scanner. There are sometimes paramedic and law enforcement calls from the jail for suicide attempts and other violent behavior.

The U.S. locks up more people per capita than any other nation- over 2.3 million currently.

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2018.html

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New, HBO: 'A Dangerous Son' Documentary (2018) [View all] appalachiablue May 2018 OP

Kids like that usually end up in jail. Tobin S. May 2018 #1

Prison and jail is where most disturbed youth and adults are held I know. appalachiablue May 2018 #2

Yep, mental health care in this country is not adequate. Tobin S. May 2018 #3

Close monitoring of people's time in facilities is in the film too, cost cutting. appalachiablue May 2018 #4

To add, a better title- something like 'A Troubled Son' appalachiablue May 2018 #5