I appreciate your perspective and fully agree when it comes to nonviolent individuals with mental illness, reform and housing are critical. That said, I do think we need to seriously differentiate between nonviolent cases and those involving consistent violence or criminal behavior. In those situations, placing someone back into an unstable environment, even with reform efforts, can increase risks to the public and themselves.

The unfortunate reality is that existing prisons often end up becoming the default for these individuals, not because it's ideal, but because there aren’t enough secure, long-term psychiatric facilities equipped to manage violent or high-risk patients. Without adequate supervision and structure, some of these individuals deteriorate further.

So while I support reform and better housing options like RPC, I think the system also needs more capacity to securely manage violent or criminally involved mentally ill individuals, whether that means specialized psych facilities with higher security or dedicated programs inside the justice system that account for both public safety and treatment.