Brian Shrader

Even then, sometimes it's difficult because we don't have a path. Our mental health diversion program in Hillsborough County, Florida has a six-month wait list. And the answer to the question for people who've committed crimes and then sometimes when they're having a true mental health break, there'll be crime after crime. They may get arrested for something, manage to get out.

Even then, sometimes it's difficult because we don't have a path. Our mental health diversion program in Hillsborough County, Florida has a six-month wait list. And the answer to the question for people who've committed crimes and then sometimes when they're having a true mental health break, there'll be crime after crime. They may get arrested for something, manage to get out.

Even then, sometimes it's difficult because we don't have a path. Our mental health diversion program in Hillsborough County, Florida has a six-month wait list. And the answer to the question for people who've committed crimes and then sometimes when they're having a true mental health break, there'll be crime after crime. They may get arrested for something, manage to get out.

They're going to pick up something else right away. Now their bond gets revoked. And the answer is they just sit in jail for six months waiting to see if they get into the diversion program. And the jail gives no treatment. Am I coming close?

They're going to pick up something else right away. Now their bond gets revoked. And the answer is they just sit in jail for six months waiting to see if they get into the diversion program. And the jail gives no treatment. Am I coming close?

They're going to pick up something else right away. Now their bond gets revoked. And the answer is they just sit in jail for six months waiting to see if they get into the diversion program. And the jail gives no treatment. Am I coming close?

And that's the key. You've got to play on the idea. And I don't want to be too cynical and I don't want to get in trouble with any of my judge friends. They want to do the least amount of work necessary to get through their dockets. And so do the prosecutors. They're not paid by the case. They're not paid by the hour.

And that's the key. You've got to play on the idea. And I don't want to be too cynical and I don't want to get in trouble with any of my judge friends. They want to do the least amount of work necessary to get through their dockets. And so do the prosecutors. They're not paid by the case. They're not paid by the hour.

And that's the key. You've got to play on the idea. And I don't want to be too cynical and I don't want to get in trouble with any of my judge friends. They want to do the least amount of work necessary to get through their dockets. And so do the prosecutors. They're not paid by the case. They're not paid by the hour.

And so if you can convince them that this is a way to get the files off their desk for good. That's going to be one of the first thing that's going to trigger. And it's a very cynical view. I think a lot of the people that I work across from or up on the bench are good hearted people who, if they got a chance to really help, someone would want to do it because they're good people.

And so if you can convince them that this is a way to get the files off their desk for good. That's going to be one of the first thing that's going to trigger. And it's a very cynical view. I think a lot of the people that I work across from or up on the bench are good hearted people who, if they got a chance to really help, someone would want to do it because they're good people.

And so if you can convince them that this is a way to get the files off their desk for good. That's going to be one of the first thing that's going to trigger. And it's a very cynical view. I think a lot of the people that I work across from or up on the bench are good hearted people who, if they got a chance to really help, someone would want to do it because they're good people.

But from a more cynical standpoint, if we can just show

But from a more cynical standpoint, if we can just show

But from a more cynical standpoint, if we can just show

the system in general that this is a way to get people out of it to stop being a burden i use the air quotes on that because it's it's not how i feel about it but that's how a lot of people would see it if we can get them to see that then maybe it's worth investing in and we've seen it in the drug treatment we've seen some progress it is not where it needs to be

the system in general that this is a way to get people out of it to stop being a burden i use the air quotes on that because it's it's not how i feel about it but that's how a lot of people would see it if we can get them to see that then maybe it's worth investing in and we've seen it in the drug treatment we've seen some progress it is not where it needs to be

the system in general that this is a way to get people out of it to stop being a burden i use the air quotes on that because it's it's not how i feel about it but that's how a lot of people would see it if we can get them to see that then maybe it's worth investing in and we've seen it in the drug treatment we've seen some progress it is not where it needs to be

We still over-incarcerate for drug abuse issues. We still just approach the whole system wrong. But if someone gets arrested on multiple drug charges, I can get them into a rehabilitation facility quick. I can facilitate that and the courts are ready for it. There are forms with everything almost filled out for you to get a lot of that done.

We still over-incarcerate for drug abuse issues. We still just approach the whole system wrong. But if someone gets arrested on multiple drug charges, I can get them into a rehabilitation facility quick. I can facilitate that and the courts are ready for it. There are forms with everything almost filled out for you to get a lot of that done.