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		local_crmdgeon on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spike in Homelessness in US Cities Isn’t Slowing D... We do, but there's a subset that's too violent to go to a halfway house. The subway pusher set needs to be warehoused. Not necessarily in prison but the old asylums need to come back at least.

calibas on July 14, 2023 [–]

Not true, at least in California. The state-run facilities are completely full, and they turn people away even when there's serious mental health issues.

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