Where's Taxpayers Money Really Going To?

While looking for my  five choices for "Room for Debate” I came across an article called "Getting the Mentally Ill out of jail and Off the Streets?". This article really spoke to me.  Living in Compton, California, I always saw a lot of homeless people just wondering around, asking for money, or doing peculiar things.  Most homeless people have a mental illness.  Some homeless people are military veterans. Aside from that currently, 17% of local jail inmates have metal illness.  Our taxpayers pay about $31,000 per inmate. That’s only in local jails. 1 in 4 mentally ill inmates actually get care for their illness. Many would agree that taxpayers should contribute something to the mentally ill. There should be more shelters or recovery centers for them to have good care and work on their issues.  

Do you agree or disagree that prison tax dollars be budgeted for jail and metal health centers?