Fight Drug Addiction and Address Mental Illness Head On
Currently, thousands of individuals who suffer from drug addiction and/or mental illness are being housed in Texas prisons. Meanwhile, Texas has an inadequate number of substance abuse and mental health treatment providers and facilities, both inside and outside of prison walls, to deal with their addictions and related crime.
Because the vast majority of people who enter prison are one day released into the community, the State must create a strong recidivism prevention infrastructure to better ensure that those suffering from drug abuse and/or mental illness have the tools to effectively and healthily manage their lives.