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Agamemnon · 05-26-2009, 01:46 PM

I watched an interesting documentary on National Geographic last night that said the US Prison System is the world's largest Mental Health Provider. Something like a quarter of inmates had some form of mental disorder.

It's amazing how many people with mental illness end up in the slammer. And treatment there is just great.

I guess the question ends up being, if you're mentally ill, and commit a crime, are you to be treated the same as someone who is mentally fit who commits the same crime?

Interesting stuff.

05-26-2009, 01:46 PM	#8
Agamemnon #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	I watched an interesting documentary on National Geographic last night that said the US Prison System is the world's largest Mental Health Provider. Something like a quarter of inmates had some form of mental disorder. It's amazing how many people with mental illness end up in the slammer. And treatment there is just great. I guess the question ends up being, if you're mentally ill, and commit a crime, are you to be treated the same as someone who is mentally fit who commits the same crime? Interesting stuff.