Ill-equipped: U.S. prisons and offenders with mental illness

by human-rights-watch-staff

U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness documents the growing problem of mentally ill inmates in U.S. prisons. The report highlights the inadequate treatment and abuse of the mentally ill in what have become the country's de facto mental institutions.

215 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, it is hard to say I "liked" this book because it is pretty depressing but I read it for a class and it definitely is interesting and shines some light on a big problem in our society.