One of the ideas that Ward Stone suggested some time ago was a requirement that anybody involved in the criminal justice system be tested for lead poisoning. ☠️ I think this is a very good idea, especially if treatment for lead exposure was a standard part of criminal justice system. It could save a lot of money in the long run, by reducing criminal recidivism.👮
Criminal Justice 📍
How Misdemeanors Turn Innocent People Into Criminals
Misdemeanors have always been the chump change of the American criminal system. We call them “petty.” We call them “minor.” They are the way that we punish people when we think that their offenses are not serious enough to warrant felony treatment. Not only felony punishment, but also the due process and attention that goes with prosecuting and adjudicating serious crimes. In writing this book, it was shocking to me how little attention we have paid to this vast swath of criminal justice work that the state engages in.