This article gives information about Ohio. There is a healthcare hospital for mentally ill in Cincinnati that has 291 beds. But, the interesting thing is in Franklin County jail in Columbus they can have 2,200 inmates, in Cuyahoga County jail in Cleveland holds 1,765 inmates, in addition to having 10 state prisons. So, therefore the jails hold more people than the state hospital. In northern who approximately 25% of inmates have some sort of mental illness.
This article is good because it takes the paper
topic, and makes it more relatable to people in taking the state we reside in. This article breaks down different states and in each state, it breaks down prisons and jails. It also goes into what the officer is supposed to look for, and beware what could happen. It seems like the big thing the officers look for in an inmate that has a mental illness is self-harming.