John J. Lennon talks to Warren Olney about how mental illness — disorders such as depression and schizophrenia — has effectively been criminalized in the United States. Yet incarceration makes mental illness much worse, rather than better; imprisoning sick people costs more taxpayer money than humane, more effective solutions.
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John on KCRW with Warren Olney: “Imprisoning Our Mentally Ill”
John J. Lennon talks to Warren Olney about how mental illness — disorders such as depression and schizophrenia — has effectively been criminalized in the United States. Yet incarceration makes mental illness much worse, rather than better; imprisoning sick people costs more taxpayer money than humane, more effective solutions.
