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| America’s “Mental Health Gulag” |
| By thecrimereport.org - Matthew T. Mangino |
| Published: 01/10/2012 |
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They say justice is blind. It must be to ignore the plight of the mentally ill in America’s prisons. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s recent two-part series on serious mental illness highlights the shortcoming inherent in a failed system. Wisconsin is far from the only state to push the mentally ill off on the criminal justice system. An internal review of conditions inside a North Carolina prison, recently obtained by the Associated Press, found that inmates held in solitary confinement were often locked in cells for extended periods without being let out for meals, recreation time or even showers. This past February, a North Carolina inmate being secured in solitary confinement had a doctor’s order requiring one hour of exercise per day in the prison’s day room. A review of prison records found that the inmate had not left his cell for 78 days consecutive days. This is not an isolated case. Read More. |
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