For repeat offenders struggling with mental-health issues, lawyer Anita Szigeti believes Ontario should develop a system entirely outside of the criminal-justice paradigm. Better community resources could help prevent recidivism among this group, she noted.
“These folks ought not to be criminalized,” Ms. Szigeti, citing a need for improved social assistance, peer support and follow-up psychiatric treatment. “The key is to try and divert people away from criminal justice in the first place… Jail is no place for the mentally ill.”
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/11/courting-disaster-what-do-you-do-with-repeat-offenders/
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