Comment on Why are mental health patients strip searched in mental hospitals here in the USA?
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Maybe so the staff can make sure nobody brings on any objects to harm oneself or others?
Comment on Why are mental health patients strip searched in mental hospitals here in the USA?
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Maybe so the staff can make sure nobody brings on any objects to harm oneself or others?
AfghanPrincess1012@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I figured they could invest in a body scanner
Steve@communick.news 10 months ago
They don’t take in hundreds of people per day. They might not even average one person per day. There’s no way it would be worth the 10s of thousands of dollars it would cost.
Sergio@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Unfortunately, our mental health institutions don’t receive as much funding as they deserve. One out of every five adults in the US is living with a mental illness (source). I know I would be really pissed off if someone strip-searched me and forced me to shower.
AfghanPrincess1012@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah exactly. If they’re going to imprison ppl, at least don’t be stingy about it