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Originally Posted by zapatoes
Yes it’s sad and my cousin committed suicide while incarcerated and I really think psych forensic hospitals should be part of jails or built next to jails. In addition, build and offer secured and locked mental group homes to replace jail time.
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I'm sorry to read about your cousin, zapatoes. There is a lot that could be done to make people safer including how they are approached the 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc time by police and how people get wrapped up over time in criminal activity.
I realize I got the cushy jail treatment to have ended up in the forensic psych ward. They are at least giving people medication and you have someone to talk to about what you are going through as a person although it is one of those situations where everything you say to a nurse or doctor can and will be used against you in court. I found it to be an extremely coercive environment, but for some people it was the best care they will probably ever get.