Mentally Ill In Prison Essay

spite of these needs for mental health care, only one in three state prisoners and one in six jail inmates who suffer from mental health problems report having received mental health treatment since admission.” (James and Glaze 2006). It shows that once a mental inmates is in prison, are any of the staffs are taking upon themselves to make sure they are taking their medicine; also, are the counselor providing any help at all for them. Someone responsibility should be to look out for the inmate to properly making sure they are giving the right medicine, and they are taking daily. “Mentally ill prisoners who are not being treated often become much more symptomatic while incarcerated.” (Charleston Gazette, 2002). If they are not being treated right mentally ill will be sicker in jails or prison, than actually living out in the community. Since state facility have fewer beds, this inmate’s fate are left up to the criminal
R. Goss, K. Peterson, L. W. Smith). The inmates are depressed being incarcerated, they have nothing to do in there. They are facing physical abuse by other inmates and staff. This people have nowhere or no one to turn to, so then they turn the table against themselves. According to study, “over the past 20 years, the number of mentally ill inmates who commit suicide has increased from 19 percent to 38 percent.” (Mental ill inmate suicide rates up). The general population in prisons or jails are not build for the mental ill to survive; there are lot different personality among them. As for someone dealing with personal challenges it really difficult to find a place to fit with the others. Therefore, inmate ended up taking the quicker way out their misery. It all deal with them not hospitalized, and well taking care of a mental health where they are needed to be watched, and well taking care of by