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Quotation from Robinson v. California by Supreme Court of the United States
“While afflicted people may be confined either for treatment or for the protection of society, they are not branded as criminals.”
Robinson v. California, Concurrence of Justice Douglas (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Douglas describes how the law had come to treat insanity as a disease and argues addiction deserves the same treatment.
Citation: "While afflicted people may be confined either for treatment or for the protection of society, they are not branded as criminals." — Supreme Court of the United States, Robinson v. California, Concurrence of Justice Douglas (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id robinson-v-california-q3)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart - 1976 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
