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Re:Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horro... by ryandrake on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:23PM (#26706949)
Involuntary psychiatric facilities also have a rather checkered past when it comes to human rights, to put it mildly.

Anywhere you hold someone against their will eventually becomes fraught, no matter what the stated purpose of the facility is.

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Re:Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horro... by Pfhreak on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:48AM (#26712450)
True, though I'd much rather have a well funded, competently run mental health facility than a well funded, competently run prison.
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