Basically, the current US social compact on serious mental illness is this: we leave the seriously mentally ill to catch as catch can on the streets — until they get in trouble, at which point we put them in prison, often in solitary confinement.

It is monstrous. https://t.co/O6Y9TudxRG

— Nils Gilman (@nils_gilman) January 29, 2020

There are numerous vagrants who roam around near my office. About 90% of them appear to be mentally ill. This is not good for them and not good for society. We are monstrously and unnecessarily cruel in so many areas — and the really astounding part is that it doesn’t even save any money, which was and is the stated goal.