I don't agree, Matthew S.

>>It seems most have misunderstood the author's point.<<

Which was, in summary...

"Australians with disabilities, particularly those with communication challenges or complex support needs, do not receive equal treatment in our criminal justice system."

The article then proceeded to re-define equal treatment as unequal treatment, and attempts to justify this inequality as an extension of "Human Rights".

And I think most of the posters so far clearly recognized this.

Your offering is at least in one sense more practical, and possibly more humane...

>>...some people (maybe mentally-ill, maybe emotionally disturbed) may need extra services so that they can live outside of the prisons etc., perhaps instead of police AVO -ing every mentally-ill person they attend often putting them in prison, maybe forced psychiatric care could be considered.<<

Although I suspect that the introduction of forced psychiatric care might not be entirely in alignment with the authors concept of human rights. The choice "slammer or nut-house" might not be as straightforward as you envisage.