Disability Justice
Trust beneficiaries are at increased risk for involvement with the criminal justice system, both as victims and defendants, due to their disabilities as well as deficiencies in the community treatment and support systems. Hundreds of beneficiaries each year are incarcerated for their safety because adequate service alternatives do not exist. Thousands more are arrested for offenses resulting from behaviors associated with symptoms of their mental disorders.
This focus area aims to reduce the involvement and recidivism of beneficiaries in the criminal justice system and increase the criminal justice system’s ability to effectively accommodate the needs of offenders who are Trust beneficiaries.