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https://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/23/texas-prisons-solitary-confinement-mental-health-program/

Solitary confinement worsens mental illness. A Texas prison program meant to help can feel just as isolating. Prisoners who volunteered for a mental health diversion program say promises of therapy and time out of their cells weren't fulfilled. And Texas prison officials aren't regularly tracking success rates — even as they ask lawmakers to fund an expansion of the program.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.statesman.com/news/20180209/commentary-texas-saved-3b-closing-prisons-why-rehabilitation-works%3ftemplate=ampart

Commentary: Texas saved $3B closing prisons. Why rehabilitation works Around 2 million individuals are behind bars in America’s criminal justice system. Almost all of them will eventually return to the communities they