Prisoners with Special Needs In today’s society‚ jails are starting to incarcerate more and more special needs prisoners. For example‚ the mentally ill‚ and substance abusing prisoners. This number is growing faster and faster and will leave behind the prison system if something is not done to make sure that these prisoners are treated the right way. Several people argue the fact that they are there because they committed a crime. They also argue the point of why should they
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Mentally Ill in Prison Tisha R. Gilmore Argosy University Abstract There are many mentally disabled individuals incarcerated in U. S. jails today. Their disabilities range from those born with mental retardation‚ to those with traumatic brain injuries from being involved in accidents‚ and include those with chemical imbalances due to natural causes or drug addictions. These people are treated as criminals and not as patients. Jails are not the place for this population. Keeping them incarcerated
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the mentally ill in the prison system. When a person with a mental illness commits a crime or break the law‚ they are immediately taken to jail or sent off to prison instead of being evaluated and placed in a hospital or other mental health facility. “I have always wondered if the number of mentally ill inmates increased since deinstitutionalization” Since prison main focus is on the crimes inmates are incarcerated; the actual treatment needed for the mentally ill is secondary. Mentally ill prisoners
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of Justice Statistics. The amount of prisoners continues to grow as the years come. As the numbers grow‚ the amount of mentally ill individuals instituted in prisons grows as well. As much as 50% of the US prison population is diagnosed with some sort of mental illness (Long). Though they might be difficult to handle‚ the courts must maintain a balance of keeping the mentally ill properly treated while also ensuring the public’s safety. According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ they are
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Treatment of Mental Ill Inmates By: Richelle Williams June 11‚ 2013 Theory and Practice of Correction Professor: Michael Bryant In the United States we have the highest rate of adult incarceration. With nearly 2.2 million incarcerated‚ inmates with mental health illnesses have been increasing year after year‚ (Daniel‚ 2007). The correctional system has been transformed into the mental asylum for the modern day. The American Association urges prisons to develop procedures for properly
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Prisons are made up of several types of offenders‚ however within the prison populations‚ there are those offenders which make up the special needs category or those who are known for substance abuse. The reason why these special need inmates affect the jail and prison system‚ both on a federal and state level would be because of the specialized attention in which they require. If these prisoners are not given the proper attention that is needed for their disability‚ they can because a danger
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Prisoners with Special Needs Melanie Di Frisco CJA/234 Sherri Webster February 16‚ 2015 Prisoners with Special Needs There are always going to be prisoners that will have various special needs that cause for the acknowledgement of some particular occupants. The correctional establishments are completely conscious of these needs. The facility as a whole need to be more aware of how to handle appropriately these specific inmates and still handle the necessary normal functions and proper correctional
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Imagine it is sentencing day at the court house‚ the jury has already found you guilty and now the judge orders you to serve 15 to life with no possibility of parole. How would you feel? I would be petrified at the thought of not being able to see my family‚ to continue my education‚ and quite frankly for my safety. Now imagine‚ someone who suffers with schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder‚ anxiety disorders or depression. In 2015 it was reported that “about 2.4 million people live with schizophrenia
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Special Needs Prisoner David Thompson University of Phoenix Special Needs Prisoner The American penal system is comprised of every element of society imaginable. There are people from all walks of life being held in one prison or another across our great country for crimes they’ve committed or allegedly committed against mankind. Be it at the state‚ federal or county level‚ the U.S. prison system does not discriminate with regards to those who are physically challenged. Be it a prisoner
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spite of these needs for mental health care‚ only one in three state prisoners and one in six jail inmates who suffer from mental health problems report having received mental health treatment since admission.” (James and Glaze 2006). It shows that once a mental inmates is in prison‚ are any of the staffs are taking upon themselves to make sure they are taking their medicine; also‚ are the counselor providing any help at all for them. Someone responsibility should be to look out for the inmate to
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