The mentally ill are facing many problems in the correctional system in the nature of adjusting to incarceration or not being stable enough to leave on their own I believe that they need more help readjusting to society or to obtain mental health treatment. Mental Illnesses affect a substantially large amount of inmates in the corrections system, these illnesses cause minimal, moderate, and severe disturbances in feeling, thinking and relating the result is a diminished capacity for coping with regular everyday tasks.
The majority of the mentally ill inmates were incarcerated for a violent offense; they are also more likely to be under the influence with reference to illicit substances and twice as likely to be homeless before they became …show more content…
Inmates come in mentally ill or become ill over time by means of being incarcerated for a long period of time. On the occasion of inmates that get a long sentence they will try to adjust and that’s when their mental health deteriorates. It is very difficult for people with mental illnesses to adjust to incarceration, they undergo harsh conditions, policies and confinement survive behind bars. Some of these mentally ill offenders are victimized in prison, jail, and state prison also they serve longer sentences than inmates without a mental illness (Sinha).
The mentally ill inmates are provided with special services for example Jail Diversion is a specific technique that screens detainees and employs mental health professionals to evaluate the detainees and negotiate with prosecutors. They also receive psychiatric help and rehabilitation, but some inmates are not so lucky for the reason that they get to see a psychiatric doctor once every six …show more content…
In the event that a mentally ill offender has multiple problems they are denied proper services because community providers lack of training. The public views in regards to mentally ill offenders are generally vague due to the lack of studies with reference to this subject, people see this population as helpless or being mistreated by means of other inmates or by the employees themselves, but that isn’t the case sometimes the mentally ill offender with large overpowering strength can cause minor and major disturbances in the facility. Many activist sites portray the population as being mistreated or under cared contrary to facilities information sites, which assure the public that this population is receiving adequate care and services. Treatment of mentally ill incarcerated can affect public relations due to the perception of a single inmate’s treatment. How the public view the mentally ill incarcerated depends on what they have seen or studied, so they could have a completely wrong idea of how this population is
The majority of the mentally ill inmates were incarcerated for a violent offense; they are also more likely to be under the influence with reference to illicit substances and twice as likely to be homeless before they became …show more content…
Inmates come in mentally ill or become ill over time by means of being incarcerated for a long period of time. On the occasion of inmates that get a long sentence they will try to adjust and that’s when their mental health deteriorates. It is very difficult for people with mental illnesses to adjust to incarceration, they undergo harsh conditions, policies and confinement survive behind bars. Some of these mentally ill offenders are victimized in prison, jail, and state prison also they serve longer sentences than inmates without a mental illness (Sinha).
The mentally ill inmates are provided with special services for example Jail Diversion is a specific technique that screens detainees and employs mental health professionals to evaluate the detainees and negotiate with prosecutors. They also receive psychiatric help and rehabilitation, but some inmates are not so lucky for the reason that they get to see a psychiatric doctor once every six …show more content…
In the event that a mentally ill offender has multiple problems they are denied proper services because community providers lack of training. The public views in regards to mentally ill offenders are generally vague due to the lack of studies with reference to this subject, people see this population as helpless or being mistreated by means of other inmates or by the employees themselves, but that isn’t the case sometimes the mentally ill offender with large overpowering strength can cause minor and major disturbances in the facility. Many activist sites portray the population as being mistreated or under cared contrary to facilities information sites, which assure the public that this population is receiving adequate care and services. Treatment of mentally ill incarcerated can affect public relations due to the perception of a single inmate’s treatment. How the public view the mentally ill incarcerated depends on what they have seen or studied, so they could have a completely wrong idea of how this population is