Jon De Morales, director of California's Atascadero State Hospital, said, "There are criminals who happen to exhibit symptoms of a mental disorder, [and] there are mentally ill people who happen to have committed crimes. They all end up in the same place". Thousands of mentally ill individuals are unable to continue life after treatment because of society’s negative views on mental illness. Society is unaware of the troubling facts about mental illness and incapable to accept individuals who are mentally ill, often because they commit crimes because of their disorder. Therefore, with certain treatment options in psychiatric hospitals will help ensure proper care so these individuals and can be releases into society without harming others. Rehabilitation
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If there was a higher demand of treatment in mental hospitals, it could be cost-effective in the long run. Unfortunately, society is unable to bear the costs of treatment/ rehabilitation which means the individual would be transferred to an incarceration facility. In Connecticut, annually, the average cost of an inmate is $33,000 while the average cost of a mental hospital is $500,000. However, psychiatrist cost more than the average prison guards, the additional $467, 000 does not out way the cost for continued treatment in an outpatient facility (Byron). Most of the money goes toward drug treatment programs. Drug treatment in jails and prisons cost $24 more than the mainstream cost of incarceration per day. The Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) is a program used in Brooklyn, New York. Author Kristen Mitchell explains, “The average cost of putting someone in this program is $32,974, compared to the $64,338 needed to send him or her to prison for 25 months, or the average prison sentence for drug offenders”. This cuts the cost by half. Drug treatment provides an alternative of about $1.91-$2.69 per dollar spent on DTAP, compared to an “out-of-prison program”, which has a benefit of about $8.87 for every dollar spent (Mitchell). This benefits society by enabling funding for other …show more content…
These treatment programs are categorized into three broad groups; religious, medical, and educational treatment (Chapman 215). Research has shown that inmates involved in religious and education program improve leading up to their release than those in other groups. While these programs are based on faith or spiritual ideologies, the study of religious transcripts and the participation in religious services or rituals are not viewed as their essential focus. Instead, religious programs are often involved in nonspiritual activities such as “helping clients gain skills or training, building support networks, and creating supportive relationships between staff, volunteers, and clients” (Sigel 540). In addition, medical treatment mainly concentrates on drug and alcohol abuse. Most prisons have programs designed to help inmates suffering from alcohol and substance abuse; the most recent data suggest that about 30 percent of all inmates are provided with some form of services (Sigel 541). Another approach is to provide abusers with the long-term supervision of a medication that either replaces the illicit drug or blocks its action. Besides treatment programs emphasizing personal growth through analysis or group process, inmate rehabilitation is also pursued through educational training. Lastly, some prisons offer an education system for ones GED and some even offer
If there was a higher demand of treatment in mental hospitals, it could be cost-effective in the long run. Unfortunately, society is unable to bear the costs of treatment/ rehabilitation which means the individual would be transferred to an incarceration facility. In Connecticut, annually, the average cost of an inmate is $33,000 while the average cost of a mental hospital is $500,000. However, psychiatrist cost more than the average prison guards, the additional $467, 000 does not out way the cost for continued treatment in an outpatient facility (Byron). Most of the money goes toward drug treatment programs. Drug treatment in jails and prisons cost $24 more than the mainstream cost of incarceration per day. The Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) is a program used in Brooklyn, New York. Author Kristen Mitchell explains, “The average cost of putting someone in this program is $32,974, compared to the $64,338 needed to send him or her to prison for 25 months, or the average prison sentence for drug offenders”. This cuts the cost by half. Drug treatment provides an alternative of about $1.91-$2.69 per dollar spent on DTAP, compared to an “out-of-prison program”, which has a benefit of about $8.87 for every dollar spent (Mitchell). This benefits society by enabling funding for other …show more content…
These treatment programs are categorized into three broad groups; religious, medical, and educational treatment (Chapman 215). Research has shown that inmates involved in religious and education program improve leading up to their release than those in other groups. While these programs are based on faith or spiritual ideologies, the study of religious transcripts and the participation in religious services or rituals are not viewed as their essential focus. Instead, religious programs are often involved in nonspiritual activities such as “helping clients gain skills or training, building support networks, and creating supportive relationships between staff, volunteers, and clients” (Sigel 540). In addition, medical treatment mainly concentrates on drug and alcohol abuse. Most prisons have programs designed to help inmates suffering from alcohol and substance abuse; the most recent data suggest that about 30 percent of all inmates are provided with some form of services (Sigel 541). Another approach is to provide abusers with the long-term supervision of a medication that either replaces the illicit drug or blocks its action. Besides treatment programs emphasizing personal growth through analysis or group process, inmate rehabilitation is also pursued through educational training. Lastly, some prisons offer an education system for ones GED and some even offer