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11-03-2002, 01:34 AM
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| How much does it cost the federal & state governments to lock somebody up per person?
This question is unclear. By ‘locking up’ do you mean sending someone to jail or to an institution? Please note that if you mean, “How much does it cost to place a mentally ill person in an institution?”, then the way you have asked the question above already biases the answer. Mentally ill people who are institutionalized are not “locked up” in the same way that a convicted felon is “locked up.” Since the 60s and the movement toward deinstitutionalization in mental health, institutionalizing someone today takes a lot of documentation and effort. Generally, this option is reserved for the criminally insane, people without families who cannot be managed in a less restrictive setting, people who are both mentally ill and have a serious systemic illness, or people who are consistently aggressive and combative.
How much does it cost to put someone in mental therapy? (not privatized places; federal or state run places)
Again, the question is unclear. People are not typically ‘put’ into “mental therapy.” They generally choose to do a course of therapy or not of their own free will. If you are talking about court-ordered interventions, or things of that nature, then it would be helpful to clarify that as your intention.
Should those who are considered mentally ill be exempt from the criminal justice system?
Please define what you mean by “mentally ill.”
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