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Jails: America's Mental Hospitals
This site contains both a radio broadcast and a written transcript of a program that explores the issue of the mentally ill individuals who have been incarcerated. It is part of a larger program, entitled "Jailing the Mentally Ill."
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- Material Type:
- Presentation
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- January 7, 2006
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- September 21, 2020
- Author:
- American Radio Works
- Submitter:
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Cathy Swift
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Naomii Brack (Faculty)
The material offers great incite on the criminal justice system and inmates who have mental disabilities. I agree with Paul regarding accessing the material from the link he has posted.
Paul Bowdre (Faculty)
Please see a recommended URL to the material listed under "technical remarks."
Technical Remarks:
I recommend accessing the material via the following link which takes you to the first web page associated with the material:
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/mentally_ill/index.html
Amy Brown (Student)
The content is good, gives insight to the mentally ill who are incarcerated. It would be good to see current data, as the numbers mentioned are from the late 90's. This would be a good introduction to educating about the effects of closing mental health hospitals.