In this pivotal moment, the church must collectively support the reallocation of medical funding. The clear majority of the people with mental impairments serving time need treatment, not incarceration. We cannot continue to incarcerate people who do not have the mental capacities to understand what they are being sentenced for. This is unethical and immoral! We also cannot entrust medical and reentry services to for-profit prisons. They will line their pockets as they negotiate exclusive governmental contracts. We have a responsibility as concerned citizens and followers of Jesus Christ to
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