Soaring: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Prisons, Mental Health, Deinstitutionalization, Mental Illness
Abstract
This paper examines the current mental health resources that are available in prisons, as well as the correlation between deinstitutionalization and the rise of individuals struggling with mental illness within prison walls.
Recommended Citation
Wolfe, Parker A.
(2024)
"The New Straightjackets: How Prisons Have Come To Be The Mental Illness Solution,"
Soaring: A Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2024, Article 5.
Available at:
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/soaring/vol2024/iss1/5
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