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Let’s stop pretending New York State’s “jail diversion” system is anything more than a shiny PR stunt slapped onto the rotting face of the criminal justice and mental health apparatus. They call it diversion , mental health court , treatment over punishment . They parade these feel-good phrases in front of the public like some kind of humanitarian breakthrough. It’s bullshit. If you’ve ever seen this system up close — or worse, been dragged through it — you know exactly what

We've been told for decades a straight-up lie: depression is caused by a "chemical imbalance" in the brain—a low level of serotonin....

1. Alarming Numbers: A Hidden Epidemic Nearly half of the incarcerated individuals live with a mental illness. Around 44% of people in...