Our prisons are filled with people with poorly treated substance use disorders, mental health issues, and the homeless. Prisons and jails are terrible places to deal with these issues. Incarceration is expensive, ineffective, and dehumanizing for those suffering these conditions. Criminalizing health and social conditions has failed miserably. Yet, we are locked into a punishing mindset and infrastructure with a stunningly persistent nonchalance. Thus, this poem:
Skip to the Loo, My Darling
In loo of mental health care
You can rot in prison
In loo of substance abuse treatment
You can rot in prison
In loo of securing a place to live
You can rot in prison
Skip to the loo, my darling
