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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Mental health funding was one of the things drastically cut during the Reagan years. There are Lots of people out walking around now that once were institutionalized for mental issues.
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Ohio had closed the Dayton facility a few years prior to Reagan due to lack in funding...apparently they decided to play the game of averages with public safety. Many of those released were released without a home, just set off in the street. Some of them are still on the streets of Dayton, or in prison for repeated offenses.
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