What is it?
New Orleans City Council members
said Monday (Sept. 24) one of their budget priorities for 2019 will be a
sobering center they believe could relieve pressure on hospitals and
law enforcement. Such a facility is expected to cost $700,000 annually
Who gets taken there?
"There needs to be a place where non-violent individuals can be taken
to sober up," Moreno said, "so that these individuals aren't just left
passed out on the street, as we so often unfortunately see, or that
these individuals don't end up taken to jail or using an ER bed they
don't need to."
Moreno said that because the city jail doesn't accept intoxicated
people, someone who is picked up will either go to an emergency room or
left on the street. That, she said, "is unacceptable."
Why is it "unacceptable" to just leave "non-violent individuals" alone? Why do we have to take them to Not-Jail? How long do they stay in Not-Jail? Do they have the power to just not-arrest you and take you there without telling a judge? How is this not a jail, exactly?
No comments:
Post a Comment