Mental ill problems could be traced all the way back to the 1800s until the present day. During the 1800s mentally ill offenders believed to be possessed by some type of demonic spirit. There is little to be done for the mentally ill, because many of the programs for the mentally ill has failed and the majority of the people that are homeless have a serious mentally ill disorder. Women have a higher percent of mentally ill offenders than men. Many women suffer from substance abuse. Georgia indicates that depression is one of the highest forms of mental illness. It is also difficult for mentally ill offenders to receive employment.
Mental illness offenders are different from you average offender they are dangerous individuals. During the earlier …show more content…
During the earlier years it was said that if a person was mentally ill, they had a demonic possession so they were either killed or either locked in a basement. It was not until they found that the way was un humane and wanted to go for a better humane approach so they would build asylums for the mentally ill offenders, however it was not much humane because they would attempt lobotomy to try to reconstruct the mentally ill offenders so they could become normal again. Many of the attempts either killed the offenders or would leave them brain dead. During the 1800s and 1900s many of the mental heath housing had failed because, there were not enough beds for the offenders, the housing was understaffed and the offenders could not receive the treatments that they needed. It is very difficult for mentally ill offenders to get jobs and the majority of the people that are homeless are mentally ill. It is difficult for reentry programs for the mentally ill because of the homelessness and because it is hard for them to get a job. Many of the offenders have not had treatment before they are released, so once they are released they will be right back in the system. They also have no place to go after they are released, so they are back being
Mental illness offenders are different from you average offender they are dangerous individuals. During the earlier …show more content…
During the earlier years it was said that if a person was mentally ill, they had a demonic possession so they were either killed or either locked in a basement. It was not until they found that the way was un humane and wanted to go for a better humane approach so they would build asylums for the mentally ill offenders, however it was not much humane because they would attempt lobotomy to try to reconstruct the mentally ill offenders so they could become normal again. Many of the attempts either killed the offenders or would leave them brain dead. During the 1800s and 1900s many of the mental heath housing had failed because, there were not enough beds for the offenders, the housing was understaffed and the offenders could not receive the treatments that they needed. It is very difficult for mentally ill offenders to get jobs and the majority of the people that are homeless are mentally ill. It is difficult for reentry programs for the mentally ill because of the homelessness and because it is hard for them to get a job. Many of the offenders have not had treatment before they are released, so once they are released they will be right back in the system. They also have no place to go after they are released, so they are back being