Episode 1077 • • 58:39 - 1:01:47
1077: Bone Saw
Mental Health Institutions, Reagan Era Policy, Black Incarceration
The closure of mental health facilities in the 1980s under the Reagan administration is linked to the subsequent rise in prison populations. Kanye West noted that the lack of these institutions led to higher arrest rates in the black community. The discussion highlights how liberal pressure to close "horrible" facilities resulted in the mentally ill being funneled into the criminal justice system.