Originally Posted by
Eroica 
I read that somewhere between 10%-12% of people arrested are dependent on drugs and or alcohol at the time of their arrest. Most of the time, they're taken to jails and detox on their own. But sometimes they die because as we all know withdrawal kills. So, the way I look at it, the state is killing hundreds if not thousands of people by not sending them to a facility to safely detox before incarcerating them.. If they're gonna be put in jail then its the states responsbility to help them detox.
Do u agree or not?
I do think it's a very dangerous place to be in and very unfortunate. I used to visit a kiddo at the adult jail here and he had mental issues and was declared mentally incompetent. The state really made no allowance for this. I think there is a certain mentality that if you are the kind of person who gets thrown in jail you deserve to be there and no care for you. It's sad.
