Shelby Morrow Tiffany Isaacs ENC 2135 – 38 27 February, 2017
How may the treatment amongst the mentally ill vary?
The treatment of the mentally ill is unjust. They are often pushed aside, forgotten, or treated lesser than others. This paper will specifically evaluate the treatment of mentally ill criminals, which are a population similarly mistreated. Lack of resources, general mistreatment (whether intentional or not), and people with psychological disorders in the judicial system will specifically be evaluated throughout the paper. A stand should be taken for these individuals as they often can’t stand up for themselves. There needs to be a strive for awareness as this population is commonly misunderstood and not justly represented. A majority of the issues within the justice system regarding the mentally ill and criminally insane is a lack of resources. Danvers State Hospital is a perfect example of how overcrowding and understaffing lead to a significant decline in patient care. The hospital was designed to have 450 admitted patients with various mental illnesses; this hospital however was quite unique- “hospital administration refused to use physical restraints on the patients and emphasized curing patients rather than merely hiding them away from the public” (Brooks). Not using restraints and genuinely wanting to help the patients as well as having the