We shouldn't be putting those out on the street, but fund those courts so that this state can reap the benefits of the rewards from that, which is saving money. It's more efficient and it has better outcomes. The other thing is that Texas went to that [diversionary] model. So several years ago, they shut down nine correctional facilities. So we have a blueprint for it. Nine correctional facilities save billions of dollars, and violent crime at this point in time is less than it was in 1966. (15:38–15:47)
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