Punish the crime. Treat the cause. Protect the public. When a diagnosed mental illness or addiction significantly contributes to a crime, punishment should do more than address what happened—it should help prevent it from happening again. That’s why I’ve drafted the Texas Behavioral Health Alternative Sentencing and Record Restoration Act. My proposal would allow carefully screened offenders to serve their sentences through court-ordered treatment and supervision, including secure or residential treatment when needed, instead of conventional jail or prison confinement. The sentence remains. The **accountability** remains. What changes is how the punishment is served. Here’s what the bill would do: ✅ Address the underlying illness or addiction, with the goal of reducing repeat offenses. ✅ Protect victims through restitution requirements, safety conditions, and continued court oversight. ✅ Require unanimous approval from three qualified clinical professionals before release or step-down from secure or residential treatment—with the court or appropriate release authority retaining the final decision. ✅ Give successful first-offense participants an opportunity to earn record expunction, and eligible young people an opportunity to have their juvenile records sealed, after meeting strict requirements. ✅ Exclude serious crimes and commercial drug dealing, limit repeat eligibility, and allow return to conventional confinement when participants cannot safely remain in the program. This is proposed legislation—not current law—and it is not a free pass. It is a demanding opportunity to complete the punishment, address the problem, and build a better future. You can read the actual bill itself here: willcampbellfortexas.com/alt… Review the explainer article about the bill here: willcampbellfortexas.com/rel… You can learn more about my campaign and positions on the issues on my campaign website here: willcampbellfortexas.com Please contribute to the campaign by going here: secure.anedot.com/will-campb… #Texas #txlege #cedarhilltx #seagovilletx #desototx #lancastertx #glennheightstx #hutchinstx #Txdistrict109 #combinetx #wilmertx #ferristx #grandprairietx #midterms2026 #election2026 #dallastx #HD109 #SouthDallasCounty @DallasGOP @TexasGOP