Why we need to stop punishing the mentally

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Article - Asylum, Again: Why We Need to Stop Punishing the Mentally Ill

Question 1. The article states that one of the biggest providers of mental health care is prisons and not hospitals. Why do to you think that is the case?

Question 2. What was your take-away of the story in the article about the two boys who suffered from bi-polar disorder and the differences in how their lives turned out?

Question 3. The author of this article advocates bringing back asylums in place of prisons to treat addicts and the mentally ill. Do you agree with their assessment? Why or why not?

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