ABLECHILD: Mental Health Courts – America’s $1 Billion Revolving Door of Crime and Corruption

Mental Health Courts: America’s $1 Billion Revolving Door of Crime and Corruption

Reprinted with permission from AbleChild. 

Mental health courts were introduced as a solution to the rising number of people diagnosed with and treated for mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. The promise was that these courts would reduce crime, save tax dollars, and offer humane alternatives to incarceration. In reality, mental health courts have become a revolving door, letting dangerous offenders back into communities...