Mental Illness: The Prison Environment

The prison environment has been a major obstacle in regards to providing treatment for mental illness in inmate. More so, this environment is ruled by aggression and fear, and to gain the trust that is needed for therapy is harder to obtain. In addition, once these prisoners are released or have been paroled, many are lack the tools that, are needed to succeed, this would include, access to psych medication, addiction counseling, along with, an adequate support system. A study completed by Harvard in 2014, showed “that inmate with a mix of mental illness and addition are significantly less likely than others to find stable housing, work, and family support in the critical initial period after leaving prison, leaving them insecure, isolated