Verkkothe study reveals that the prison population is disproportionately affected by poor mental and physical health. For instance, 11. 4% suffer from major depression, 9. 8% from ptsd, and 3. 7% from psychotic illnesses. Verkkonearly two million individuals are now in u. s. Jails and prisons, and efforts to treat the mentally ill there are sorrowfully inadequate. Life in prison is unimaginably harsh. On the male side there are beatings, rape, and even retributive. Verkkoovercrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in los angeles jails underscore growing failures in america's mental health and justice systems. Verkkoin jails and prisons across the united states, mental illness is prevalent and psychiatric disorders often worsen because inmates don't get the treatment they need, says journalist alisa. Within the prison walls, her untreated ptsd worsened, leading to severe mental health crises.
