[BossHogg]

I don't quite understand the singling out of women. The men have been doing this too[0]. And Americans are committing crimes just so they can go to prison and get healthcare.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47033704

[wakawaka28]

It is shocking that ANY women are doing this, that's why. There has long been some small number of men, usually homeless ones, willing to commit crimes to go to jail. It's one of the downsides of having humane jails, I suppose.

[paulryanrogers]

Can we have humane jails and humane social safety nets too?

[idhegeu]

Humane jails are the safety net of last resort. I wish the US had a humane enough incarceration system for it to provide that role to unhoused folks.

But yeah, there should be a lot of nets above that too.