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A comment on Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story (2021). Parent comment

Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ... by sandworm101 on Friday January 10, 2025 @08:01PM (#42662279)
Incarceration and detention are totally different things. Incarceration is generally for things that have already happened. Detention is for things that might happen in the future. A convicted criminal is incarcerated. A dangerous patient is detained to prevent them hurting themselves or others going forwards.
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Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ... by mrshadowgoose on Saturday January 11, 2025 @11:29AM (#42666922)
Sure sure. The motivations are certainly different. However, in both cases, a conscious person is being confined against their will.
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