A Conundrum for Corrections, A Tragedy for Prisoners: Prisons As Facilities for the Mentally Ill
Publication Title
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
Abstract
Any analysis of violence and abuse in American prisons must address the consequences of the high rates of incarceration of offenders with mental illness and the poor treatment they receive behind bars. This Essay does just that.
Recommended Citation
Jamie Fellner,
A Conundrum for Corrections, A Tragedy for Prisoners: Prisons As Facilities for the Mentally Ill,
22
Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y
135
(2006),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol22/iss1/11