It is unacceptable in my book to commit a mass murder and blame it on being depressed or to say they only committed those crimes because he or she was off their medications. There is no doubt that these members need to jail due to the nature of their crime. Still I don’t agree with imprisoning those with major mental conditions because they were arrested for sleeping on a park bench and cannot make bail. Also the evaluation process is a critical element in the placement the mentally ill into correction facilities. Based on my experience as a correction specialist the mentally ill are best kept away from the general population. Keeping them separated better ensures their safety and offers them greater access clinical services. Therefore each prison facility should have a mental ward to house it mentally ill inmates.
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Also, the ward should be staffed with correction officers with backgrounds in dealing with the challenges of mentally ill inmates and those officers should be held accountable for their care of those
Also, the ward should be staffed with correction officers with backgrounds in dealing with the challenges of mentally ill inmates and those officers should be held accountable for their care of those