Jermy Walker
July 31, 2024
Civil Commitment: Terrifying Policy that Pretends Prisoners are Patients
In 1998, Benjamin Alverson was sentenced to 22 months in prison. He completed his sentence, paid his debt to society, and at the turn of the millennium he was excited to be released. Why, then, is he still locked up (without having committed any new crimes) 26 years later? It's due to a disturbi…