🇺🇸 Mental Illness in America's Prisons | Fault Lines

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As the healthcare debate rages in the US, the fate of the hundreds of thousands of mentally ill people in jails and prisons in the US has been absent from the agenda.
Homelessness has become a part of the landscape of every major city and town in the US, but it is often more than poverty that is to blame for the plight of the homeless.
While there are no exact figures, advocacy groups estimate that as many as 80 per cent of homeless people suffer from mental illness.
For many, this sad reality eventually leads to confrontations with the law, which explains how the mentally ill have come to make up more than half of the US prison population.
Houston in Texas has one of the nation's largest homeless populations. Incidents across the country in which police officers have shot and killed mentally ill individuals have forced law enforcement officials here to re-think their approach.
"As the years passed, we decided to take advantage of the resources of the mental health community," Chief Harold Hurrt of the Houston police says.
"And now, we are much more professional in our response in that we realise that jail is not the answer."
Houston is home to the nation's largest Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) unit. The programme partners police officers with mental health clinicians who attempt to allow distressed mentally ill individuals to recover in hospitals rather than detention facilities.
However, public hospitals are under-funded and over-crowded, meaning that if they offer any psychiatric services at all, it is only for the short term.
Psychiatrists say jail is not an ideal environment to treat inmates. Meanwhile, long-term stay facilities have all but disappeared throughout the US.
Fewer than 40,000 Americans currently reside in psychiatric hospitals, while according to the Department of Justice, 30 times that number - 1.25 million mentally ill people - are serving time in US prisons.
In a special report, Fault Lines' Josh Rushing visited detention facilities in Texas to discover how inmates with mental illness are treated.
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@harmoneyreilly4225
@harmoneyreilly4225 5 жыл бұрын
As someone myself who has suffered from mental illnesses for a very long time this makes me very sad I pray for change
@vcheekv
@vcheekv 6 жыл бұрын
Many of our nation's mentally ill will not even seek help, because they are in fear of how they will actually be treated. They should be helped, not punished or tortured. This breaks my heart.
@roguegirl29
@roguegirl29 6 жыл бұрын
Fact of the matter is the mentally ill, homeless, elderly, and mentally challenged often wind up receiving very little treatment or they get treated very poorly.
@yoleeisbored
@yoleeisbored 5 жыл бұрын
dont forget.. they cant afford help either...
@magusbernie8161
@magusbernie8161 4 жыл бұрын
Rebecca Catherine, Do you believe that addicts and alcoholics should also have treatment instead of prisons?
@mma1st105
@mma1st105 4 жыл бұрын
my struggles of have autism hey hope things are looking better
@kellyhaygood1950
@kellyhaygood1950 4 жыл бұрын
Rebecca Catherine true ! Also most aren’t aware they need help !
@jacquinorcross-edwards1861
@jacquinorcross-edwards1861 6 жыл бұрын
I am a social worker who used to work 16 hours a month in a prison. This is institutional criminal to house people who need a hospital. There has never been treatment available in prison.
@crystaldavis7093
@crystaldavis7093 8 жыл бұрын
Complete reform is necessary here in the United States (US). As a Master's Forensic Psychology major, I have an opinion about the mentality of, us, here in the US. What gives us the right... Honestly to throw those, we should be protecting, into cages over and over again....One man is no more superior to the other!! Just not acceptable!
@k.nielsen5589
@k.nielsen5589 5 жыл бұрын
thanks for showing some empathy for others.
@beautifullybroken4879
@beautifullybroken4879 5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately we can't force them to take meds so it's a lose lose
@joancarlson4905
@joancarlson4905 4 жыл бұрын
Crystal Davis. Animals in zoo's too. Seriously.
@rainforme1850
@rainforme1850 3 жыл бұрын
Disgraceful how mental ill are treated. Thank you Reagan for unlocking the treatment centers and dumping human beings on the street like trash
@ranoch3696
@ranoch3696 4 жыл бұрын
As a disabled veteran I have been diagnosed with numerous mental health disorders over the past 40 years in 2014 and I was diagnosed with PTSD schizoaffective disorder and dissociative identity disorder the care for veterans with mental illness is extremely poor the va mental health system diagnoses veterans with mental health issues and refuse to treat disorders I am enraged with the psychiatrist who I have had to deal with at the va hospital where I live I believe I have been red flagged by the va because I filed complaints with the patient advocate a formal complaint with the inspector general of department of veterans affairs. I asked my congressional rep to advocate for me and they did nothing to help me and the politicians wonder why veterans are killing themselves. The va mental health system has people who are not doing there jobs some of them are sadistic.
@simonfolkard8027
@simonfolkard8027 9 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely disgusting,unfortunately the UK is following fast...
@britturk123
@britturk123 9 жыл бұрын
Simon Folkard Your'e 100% right, sad but true.
@minxminx4567
@minxminx4567 4 жыл бұрын
FACT.
@JillianNoelle
@JillianNoelle 5 жыл бұрын
When I was psychotic and manic, they pepper sprayed me, put me in the chair, locked me in my cell in medical 23 hours a day. I was taken off all my psychotropic meds for a month and not allowed out of my cell with other inmates. When I did have the one oppertunity to be by mistake of the guard's, I loved it, i talked with the other girls and felt normal rather then isolated, alone and suicidal. I self medicate and use drugs. I get it though, if people are going to keep going off there meds and then kill someone they have to be held accountable. I was. I committed a battery charge cause I wasnt taking one of my meds. You send a murderer to a psychward, then when they get out and there non compliment again... They murder or comitt another crime. We should bring back hospitals for criminals.. Like hospitals for the criminally insane. That way they are focused around helping just the mentally ill
@JD-yh2yz
@JD-yh2yz 9 жыл бұрын
What a sick country, i guess most Americans haven't heard of High Security Psychiatric Hospitals like Rampton
@lesterclaypool1
@lesterclaypool1 8 жыл бұрын
+AquaticBeast Like the UK is that much better? Your NHS can't service your mentally ill population any better. I've got three friends in the UK desperately in need of in house secure care, but they probably won't commit them until they hurt someone.
@english1midlands
@english1midlands 8 жыл бұрын
+lesterclaypool1 England does almost everthing better than the states and that does include health care.Your a typical yank.You can't be too bright if your dissing another rich country about health care.I have a very large family and have 2 cousins that spent time in secure units,they both still have monthly injections and they've never wanted for nothing.The NHS is always in trouble and never have enough beds but the majority have nothing to complain about.
@english1midlands
@english1midlands 8 жыл бұрын
+lesterclaypool1 Your prisons turn people mental.Theyy medicate the majority of the prison.I'v heard numbers of over 90% in some female prison/jail.Your country is fucked,you need to wake up and smell the Tea.
@JD-yh2yz
@JD-yh2yz 8 жыл бұрын
***** Oh, and the Department Of Correction, A.K.A Department of Criminal Punishment can?
@english1midlands
@english1midlands 8 жыл бұрын
+lesterclaypool1 If they're a danger to themselves they'll commit them,I think I know a bit more about our healthcare than yourself,isaying that it sounds like I know more about yours than you if your talking bollocks like that.
@DJPoundPuppy
@DJPoundPuppy 5 жыл бұрын
Some jails and prisons are inhumane for everyone, ill or not.
@Gbbb239
@Gbbb239 5 ай бұрын
Most of them are…
@San47di
@San47di 11 жыл бұрын
There's more to it then that. Ronald Reagan while governor of California was one of the biggest advocates for closing psychiatric facilities to curb State spending. Other State Governors followed his example with NO thought for the repercussions behind this action. Here arrives the increase in Prison populations & expanded instances of Homelessness! Where did they plan for these people to go?? Sadly, they didn't CARE! I remeber this so well because I was living in Northern CA when it occurred.
@alimannion3163
@alimannion3163 8 жыл бұрын
God bless you Bill.
@sadaimohamed1486
@sadaimohamed1486 4 жыл бұрын
is so sad to see this why are American people going to war when your own people suffering spend the money I really your people really desperate in need thanks
@joancarlson4905
@joancarlson4905 4 жыл бұрын
Sadai. You are so right. This country is a mess. People in tents and doorways. Bridges are dangerous all busted. Cost of living is so out of control. Medical service and prescription drugs are too expensive to seek medical care. Also 800 military bases worldwide. Tax dollars in the millions given to Isreal instead of helping the poor. Education is too expensive here and no charge 8n Isreal. People here don t want socialism because they really don t understand it but they are paying for it in Isreal. Hood luck to all .
@tramsam3216
@tramsam3216 6 жыл бұрын
We need to fire the bosses and use that money to help people.
@k.nielsen5589
@k.nielsen5589 5 жыл бұрын
@@RandomKZbin123 you sound more stupid though. so you win the stupid award.
@fishing4truth91
@fishing4truth91 4 жыл бұрын
“Then the king will answer, ‘The truth is... anything you did for any of my people here... you also did for me.’
@qhoneyb3
@qhoneyb3 5 жыл бұрын
This is truly horrible.
@miahleissa9599
@miahleissa9599 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. What do we do NOW? We know this has to change, but tell me, what do we DO? besides vote. Obviously, that isn't working at all.
@DMWBN3
@DMWBN3 4 жыл бұрын
Doctor .... once every six months. THATS criminal.
@proud2bpagan
@proud2bpagan 3 жыл бұрын
I am proud to be working towards getting my Masters in Clinical Mental Health, and one of my concerns is helping my local police force work on forming a unit that deals *soley* with the mentally ill. Our jails are *not* meant to be used as an overflow tank for a broken mental health system. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness should not have an addendum written in small print that says "Unless you are mentally ill".
@miekadegerness67
@miekadegerness67 7 жыл бұрын
Would be nice if their was more Doctors and Nurses for these people . Some kind of Special Housing Programs to help them live on their own ..Special Programs to help them taking care of some of their own Daily Needs ,Such as Shopping Cooking Bathing Themselves , This needs to be done all over the World ,Not just in the USA . But locking these People up .And Guards beating these People is Not Right to do
@miekadegerness67
@miekadegerness67 7 жыл бұрын
Well Friend some may be able to at least for several hours at a time till they use to it . A person should never give up on Hoping for them . Take care and be well friend :)
@anjagray5583
@anjagray5583 6 жыл бұрын
God bless this ministry and thank you for these well meaning individuals that help these poor souls. Jesus the healer of all.
@winonafarraway1169
@winonafarraway1169 6 жыл бұрын
Anja Gray unbeaten
@loveyahshayah8855
@loveyahshayah8855 3 жыл бұрын
Sigh, I've been locked up a handful of times and always saw mentally ill ppl inside. Not right at all!! And staff treats them so bad. It's like slapping an infant in the face for not being able to tie they're shoes. 😔 Answer is LOVE. Would u treat your loved ones like that?? Makes me cry.
@Heburntmyshake
@Heburntmyshake 3 жыл бұрын
TheUnited states is years behind many european countries in terms of universal health care and treatment of mentally ill individuals
@tracysullivan3715
@tracysullivan3715 4 жыл бұрын
Very heartbreaking!
@kitterglitter7777
@kitterglitter7777 4 жыл бұрын
30 years for a drug charge! Come on! I dont believe in this if it's a nonviolent crime. This warrants rehabilitation a real program for change not years in jail. I've heard so many cases of ppl getting more time for drug charges and repeated convictions involving drugs then ppl who have murdered or committed very violent crimes it is unreasonable
@GooglFascists
@GooglFascists 8 жыл бұрын
MORE THAN HALF?! OK all they did was close the Funny Farms where the mentally ill were fed, clothed, bathed and relatively safe and LOCKED THEM UP IN PRISONS.
@beautifullybroken4879
@beautifullybroken4879 5 жыл бұрын
The asylums were worse.
@frankdenardo8684
@frankdenardo8684 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. They should not have closed the hospital for the mentally ill.
@angelinvocon
@angelinvocon 5 жыл бұрын
I had some bad feelings once and went to a counselor,who had me locked up in a mental hospital for 2 weeks, where I killed myself to get out.I put myself into a deep trance ,was pronounced dead and 20 minutes later came back to life.Then at the hearing they apologized for the big mistake. I will never be the same, as this has diluted any confidence that I may have had in such a system.I will never ask for help again..........................lolly
@NicoleM2108
@NicoleM2108 4 жыл бұрын
I am sorry for you bad experience lolly. Maybe next time if you need help you will find good people who will know how to help you. Do not give up! There are people who can help you the right way if you need it. Good luck!
@chrisgoffe5048
@chrisgoffe5048 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-gv9my3jy4b 😆😆😆
@denisethorbjornsen3331
@denisethorbjornsen3331 11 жыл бұрын
Their not adressing the total problem.Housing and a partime job or involvement in society doing something worthwhile.If you're not able to function you need to be in a grouphome with supervisionRhode Island has always had a great support for the less fortunate.Massachusetts also had great places for those with disabilities.No,I'm just concerned like Jesus was for those suffering..
@jacquinorcross-edwards1861
@jacquinorcross-edwards1861 6 жыл бұрын
After being shocked by the numbers I want to thank those who are helping.
@rickielopez6645
@rickielopez6645 6 жыл бұрын
I have a mental illness. I hear voices in my head, axeiety, panic attcks, OCD, parinod, I have appence sexisers, sorry for the spelling. I have long tern memory, not much of short term. I repeat myself a lot sometimes I forget what I say at times. Oh before I forget I'm half deaf also. I've got Brian damage
@nancyelizabeth843
@nancyelizabeth843 5 жыл бұрын
That sounds tuff sorry to that I have manic depression in am some what pathalogical and have empathic disorder maybe we could be friends I'm trying to do things that help b 12 every day and small amount of antidepressants also irritable bowel syndrome I would like Somone to talk to when things get hard I keep relapsing on meth and I don't even like it
@leilanikuuipo6004
@leilanikuuipo6004 5 жыл бұрын
Nancy you need Narcotics Anonymous and get started with help there. You can't get better on meth. It will cause a lot of mental health ailments. For your sake, you don't like the stuff you STOP what is creating this life of a nightmare. No Psychiatrist can fix you while your on meth.
@hollywoodartchick9740
@hollywoodartchick9740 5 жыл бұрын
Who would not be mentally ill with the economic pressures of a system that provides no decent-paying low-skill jobs, no affordable housing, no guarantee of health care for those who need it most, and politicians who are only interested in placating developers, gentrifiers, and those selling "solutions" to hiding unsightly poor people holding down property values? I wonder if a large percentage of those mentally ill people would heal if they had economic security?
@emilywiebel3238
@emilywiebel3238 5 жыл бұрын
It’s so sad, we lock these people up and don’t give the help they need just shoved medication down their throats then release them back to society with no support and no medication. Then they are brought right back into jail and prison. I have anxiety and depression and no I haven’t committed crimes and stuff but my environment and such is wayyyy more positive then most of these individuals but say I was locked in a jail cell I would really go crazy and get even worse. It makes these individuals mental state even worse.
@mma1st105
@mma1st105 4 жыл бұрын
That is an honorable man helping those folks getting out.
@AnthonyMonaghan
@AnthonyMonaghan 4 жыл бұрын
Wow...what a miserable miserable situation. It's easy to point the finger at the USA, but I think this is generally a global problem. Dread to think how the severely mentally ill are treated in some of the world's poorest countries. What a sad world were people are basically treated like human waste. My simple life of working as a nurseryman, renting a small one bedroom flat, having my own vehicle and most importantly my health suddenly feels bountiful. Of course anyone can fall prey to any kind of illness and then what happens. It doesn't bare thinking about.
@brettmastema7056
@brettmastema7056 2 жыл бұрын
Sadly USA is better than others and we are terrible at the way its being done.
@kamikazekamo
@kamikazekamo 4 жыл бұрын
"Welcome to the land of the free"
@mrHighLifex
@mrHighLifex 4 жыл бұрын
Yea your country is crazy in Sweden a mental ill person can not go to prison.
@Ivy-jo7tl
@Ivy-jo7tl 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that you can say this means that you’re free
@krazyspartanodst
@krazyspartanodst 2 жыл бұрын
😀
@xClownpiece
@xClownpiece 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you youtube, Very cool!
@sarahmercer9603
@sarahmercer9603 4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with this video and it's purpose. Mentally ill patients are always going to have to be treated differently and set in a different environment in order to actually obtain their punishment and treatment. Prison staff are not correctly trained to help people with a mental illness. Therefore, mentally unstable individuals need to be placed into a mental institution or hospital in order to satisfy everyone's best interest. Mentally ill patients do not simply "get what they deserve" because they either cannot help it, or need to commit a crime to survive. So, at the end of the day it is better for mentally ill individuals to be treated in a setting fit for their specific disorders.
@mar8014
@mar8014 5 жыл бұрын
going to court when you are stressed out is so dumb. He should never have even been put in a stupid system.
@tiffanyzette7308
@tiffanyzette7308 7 жыл бұрын
I think I have anxiety and premature depressive conditions from time to time but I've never been to any hospitals. I think my anti-functionality to the high society has gotten my conditions worsened. I have caused internal problems within the family members, hostile, verbally violent. The bottomline is I'm never satisfied. There's always something lacking in me, and have always thought like this since elementary school. I'm well considered to be an adult so you can tell this has been going on for a long time. I have another interesting occurrence in my life... I'm always attracted to and favored by someone who has high IQ. All of them had at least one among OCD, depression, family trauma, ADHD, narcissistic attitude, and most definitely good at math. Watching this video made me how I might be a help for these people because I'm definitely close to them.
@melissahedrick1318
@melissahedrick1318 4 жыл бұрын
The real mentally incapacitated don't commit crimes, most people pretend to cover up their bad behavior. Growing up with a brother with downs and a cracked out community taught me that!!! 100
@lexxusskyyearzz5459
@lexxusskyyearzz5459 5 жыл бұрын
I have schizophrenia and tried to hang myself in my jail cell. I was coafing up blood and the cops were laughing
@marygay1493
@marygay1493 4 жыл бұрын
Lexus Marie they get paid to watch others suffer in pain and agony . They don’t care they think it’s a joke so they laugh and make fun of your pain. I don’t think it’s funny . I hope. You are doing better now. Stay strong 💪
@dukesayter8375
@dukesayter8375 4 жыл бұрын
How are you doing now? Well I hope! Please write back!
@marycamillacolucci4727
@marycamillacolucci4727 2 жыл бұрын
We have to give kudos for the officers that show love and care. We need more of these amazing people. Thank you so much for your kindness and empathy to these people trying to get help. God bless you. For those who cannot conduct yourself in this fashion you need to find another line of work.
@kitterglitter7777
@kitterglitter7777 4 жыл бұрын
There needs to be a huge overhaul of the mental health system and services available to people. I believe this also includes drug rehabilitation facilities not just long term in patient housing with rules but actual help with trama and mental illness/disorders and substance abuse. Most places available are 2 to 3 week in patient hospitals were your uncomfortable, programs are just a generalization of problem solving, food is terrible and you are allowed no personal items for entertainment so it makes going to these places a miserable idea. Then when you get there the doctors dont have or wont offer proper medicine for comfort or mental ease, the nurses and techs are rude, uncaring and terrible. I once heard that in a hospital the nurses and techs assigned to these units are those who didnt work out on other floors and physc is the last leg before termination. And that's the kind of treatment the patients get. Alot of times they also will house ppl that came from a jail or awaiting trial and cannot be with the general population at a jail. I've seen this in two facilities specifically. Its dangerous for the very mentally ill and for severe trama victims who has a hard time functioning on an appropriate level. It's very sad that there has not been more serious and constructive measures taken to improve this.
@brettmastema7056
@brettmastema7056 2 жыл бұрын
The low end rehab system has do many grifters to just take the money. They metric needs to stop jus having people be sober. The reasons they turned to substances are not being addressed. they not just cant cope and also are terrifed of relasping and eventually that usually is what the result is. So they go to a different low end place next time, that one is more of the same.
@jali4000
@jali4000 4 жыл бұрын
11:41 "When the severely mentally ill break the law, should jails exist to help or punish them?" they should exist to help people period, and we wonder why our recidivism rate is so high, if you aren't mentally ill going you certainly coming out, this is great for private prisons so nothing gets done, this is the system working as it should be
@crazysqawdove1375
@crazysqawdove1375 4 жыл бұрын
I can't watch this .Shame on any one who hurts children and vulnerable people.. Well hex on you who do!!;
@darthvader5300
@darthvader5300 Жыл бұрын
THESE 3 COMENTS SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE TOP! There's more to it then that. Ronald Reagan while governor of California was one of the biggest advocates for closing psychiatric facilities to curb State spending. Other State Governors followed his example with NO thought for the repercussions behind this action. Here arrives the increase in Prison populations & expanded instances of Homelessness! Where did they plan for these people to go?? Sadly, they didn't CARE! I remember this so well because I was living in Northern CA when it occurred. I had some bad feelings once and went to a counselor, who had me locked up in a mental hospital for 2 weeks, where I killed myself to get out. I put myself into a deep trance ,was pronounced dead and 20 minutes later came back to life. Then at the hearing they apologized for the big mistake. I will never be the same, as this has diluted any confidence that I may have had in such a system.I will never ask for help again..........................lolly I am sorry for you bad experience lolly. Maybe next time if you need help you will find good people who will know how to help you. Do not give up! There are people who can help you the right way if you need it. Good luck!
@AldridgeFarmstead
@AldridgeFarmstead 4 жыл бұрын
Solitary confinement is also a huge* issue! Their should be a limit on the amount of time someone can be in solitary confinement and stand in nonviolation of human rights... the courts say, we can do anything when it come to safety... thats a very simple argument... if that were the case you would be able to do anything for “safety.” Also its about helping not making it worse. Most of the people will be eventually released but that’s irrelevant, we are all human. Solitary confinement has been reviewed by professionals and they say, a sane person will go insane after 3 days.
@natw5040
@natw5040 4 жыл бұрын
What a good gut Bill is He is going straight to heaven, i can only imagine how much it means to see a friendly face when your fresh out of a long stretch in prison, good on you Bill.
@marycamillacolucci4727
@marycamillacolucci4727 2 жыл бұрын
These people are human beings. Try to treat them as such. Amen.
@plus-sizeash3168
@plus-sizeash3168 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great video ! I was just talking about this issue as I work in a hospital and the mentally I’ll come and get monitored we need more resources they get stabilized and release them and they get off medication also the mentally I’ll are out of on healthcare workers and the prison system which isn’t fair . We need more resources !
@miekadegerness5466
@miekadegerness5466 11 жыл бұрын
I agree this is very sad
@claire___
@claire___ 11 жыл бұрын
True and very sad.
@rorytennes8576
@rorytennes8576 4 жыл бұрын
I just heard a statement that is also equally frightening. It is that severely mentally ill will continue to be cycled through this program. These people, these men were not severely mentally ill before they went into this system but they certainly came out that way because they were imprisoned and then drugged out of their mind by Insane people call themselves doctors, who call themselves psychiatrists psychiatrists are the ones who need to be in prison. psychiatrist are the severely mentally ill people. And yes I can prove it. Just ask me and I'll do it
@LostOnLandAgain
@LostOnLandAgain Жыл бұрын
They are still forgotten. So incredibly sad.
@MrSistermaryelephant
@MrSistermaryelephant 10 жыл бұрын
Home of the free, land of the brave
@summerbalmora8969
@summerbalmora8969 6 жыл бұрын
I can't stand seeing people suffer. It is something that affects me everyday. May they be free in death.
@boonebeargrub2705
@boonebeargrub2705 5 жыл бұрын
you have a good soul
@mikeaskme3530
@mikeaskme3530 5 жыл бұрын
Some of the comments on this video is very disturbing, inhumane and frankly the vilest form of human thought spoken out loud. My Karma show mercy on you, you will be judged by your actions and words.
@kellysims5732
@kellysims5732 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone help. Are you your brother's keeper? Every year at this time I get sick in my soul because the asylum that my grandmother died in is turned into a haunted house. Oh God I pray things change! 🙏 for Genevieve Garnish that is my grandmother's name who died their. She was diabetic and had her leg amputated. They probably didn't even know back then how diabetes can affect the brain. We are still in the middle ages. Every 50 or 60 years. Thing that we learn as a society are forgotten. I believe sometimes it is done purposely to generate money. Please pray for my grandmother.
@MrStuniz96
@MrStuniz96 4 жыл бұрын
People help only the rich in America, the rest are almost like they are alone and is sad.
@5dsunflower
@5dsunflower 11 жыл бұрын
I am mentally ill. Have a solid job and am about to graduate. I'm actually contributing to society and you say I should be kept out ? Your views are ridiculous. Show me proof as to why your belief is even logical.
@jameswashington4008
@jameswashington4008 5 жыл бұрын
I'm proud of you!
@truthsayer6468
@truthsayer6468 4 жыл бұрын
Asphyxiation Smiles don’t listen to those self righteous pompous shills.
@tracysullivan3715
@tracysullivan3715 4 жыл бұрын
God Bless you!!
@matthewdenham7398
@matthewdenham7398 3 жыл бұрын
I also have a mental illness self diagnosed with every one you name it I've got it
@salimbachri6717
@salimbachri6717 4 жыл бұрын
Give them freedoms thanks
@jerrywbrice
@jerrywbrice 4 жыл бұрын
If an individual understands the difference between right and wrong and they do wrong it is one thing to put them in a jail. If an individual has no concept of that distinction they belong in a different form of institution if they are harming people. The fact is jail is likely more profitable for private investors than psychiatric hospitals are. This is why you see so many mentally ill jail. That being said, just because you are depressed or have anxiety or bipolar disorder, this does not result in the individual not understanding right and wrong.
@rosebeanvalentine7725
@rosebeanvalentine7725 7 ай бұрын
The place I work at provides mental health services regardless of the patient's ability to pay. These patients REFUSE to take their medications. If these people refuse the help they are given they need to be in prison to protect the community. A man in my city raped two teen girls but because he does not take his medication he was found incompetent to stand trial. A judge let him back into the community without any treatment.
@ranoch3696
@ranoch3696 4 жыл бұрын
As a disabled veteran the va mental health system is extremely flawed you are treated worse than a prison inmate when you go in a psychiatric ward you are locked up 24/a prisoner gets time outside for a period of time daily. Not in a va psychiatric ward. The psychiatrist I have had experiences with cause harm to me and they are not accountable I was diagnosed with ptsd schizoaffective disorder and dissociative identity disorder. In 2014.the va has done nothing to this date march 2020.they diagnose veterans but they refuse to treat them.
@Ana-rq5pb
@Ana-rq5pb 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly, the diagnoses part is easy for them and being in a mental health hospital does definitely seem worse than being in a prison. The healthcare professionals you deal with in these places do not have your best interest in mind. They want to keep you there as long as possible to fill a bed to charge you or your insurance company an arm and a leg and you can't leave until you agree with your own mental illness diagnosis even though you've only been evaluated briefly by a psychiatrist and only get to talk to them for no more than 5 minutes a day.
@ranoch3696
@ranoch3696 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ana-rq5pb thank you for your reply the va mental health system is extremely flawed especially the psychiatrist I found out after three years my psychiatrist was actually a pharmacy clerk with a PhD he never had practiced real psycaiatry he did extreem harm to me and lied about it he wrote false statements they are not accountable for the harm they inflict on veterans they increase stress anxiety with their attitudes
@Ana-rq5pb
@Ana-rq5pb 4 жыл бұрын
@@ranoch3696 Yes, the scary part is that they have these "mental health care professionals" that do not have the necessary background in psychiatry. A lot of times you are being seen and diagnosed by a licensed nurse practitioner, not even an actual psychiatrist. It's so sad, I am so sorry you had this experience. We need to help our veterans, not put them in a worse and more vulnerable position.
@sarahvela785
@sarahvela785 4 жыл бұрын
We need to do better. I understand that some may have done horrific crimes but some are truly sick and we need to do something about those who need our help.
@praisekek
@praisekek 6 жыл бұрын
17:22 He's holding his balls and the mans trying to help him smh.
@MrStuniz96
@MrStuniz96 4 жыл бұрын
Almost like something is not right.....right?
@elenagonzalez8652
@elenagonzalez8652 4 жыл бұрын
Drug addiction is the main cause of mental issues....
@ericeveritt1583
@ericeveritt1583 4 жыл бұрын
Or is it the other way around ?
@NDCJ22
@NDCJ22 4 жыл бұрын
Other way around. 100% guaranteed.
@sssnipermonkey5566
@sssnipermonkey5566 4 жыл бұрын
We should look at Norway and the way run their systems. They are ahead of the game.
@kentishtowncowboy
@kentishtowncowboy 10 жыл бұрын
A disturbing programme. It brings to me the old question of the Quality of a Society is judged by the way it treats its most unfortunate. On that basis, the World's First Power needs to review its policy. The point about Inmates being there because they had been 'off their meds' is a common refrain. How to encourage them so they don't go to jail - which is inappropriate for them and a burden on the jail authorities who have to deal with the deliberate criminal prison inmate.
@annettemasden3382
@annettemasden3382 5 жыл бұрын
It's a illness , what is the president doing for them. They end up in jail ,they have no place to stay or go. USA needs to help them . Send all illegally man or woman in jail or mental hospital send back to their own homes. Please help our own first .
@SuperSilviao
@SuperSilviao 3 жыл бұрын
I'm just eager to see when they are going to expose the crooks abusing the mentally ill.
@djkoenig4716
@djkoenig4716 3 жыл бұрын
Those who are mentally ill & also are a danger to others should be held apart from society for the safety/security of citizens, but the criminally insane are a minority within the population of those with mental illness. Those who are mentally ill & have had severe problems holding down employment & taking care of their own needs due to their illness are a much larger population that are always cruelly ignored by the Texas Legislators & Government. They are in the most dire need of help because so many with serious mental illness are or will become homeless. They need the kinds of help, government aid & in the same variety in which those who have cognitive & learning challenges are offered in Texas (like supervised, group homes, free medical care & prescription coverage). It's unconscionably how we give ourselves permission to treat the mentally ill as "less than" & so discard them into the streets where they're left to all manner of dehumanizing treatment. They often become victims of crime, have high rates of suicide, illnesses, must beg &/or commit petty crime for food etc & naturally they're usually without any form of medical care & medication. Many self medicate seeking any relief they can find from the squalid existance they live.
@miekadegerness5466
@miekadegerness5466 11 жыл бұрын
Hey Denise ..I totally agree with you man .On what you says about Jesus and how these people are getting treated
@billjoe39
@billjoe39 11 жыл бұрын
At 13:22....I don't think they ( right wing politicos and the "left wing" so called civil liberties groups ) were strange bedfellows in this case ....more probably some little arrangment meant to achieve one goal : de-institionalization. Underhanded politics where the public were the victims 16:25 : There was certainly enough money to bail out the banksters
@redmercury1159
@redmercury1159 4 жыл бұрын
its really simple. theres so much money in the prison system its not even funny.
@kevinphillips150
@kevinphillips150 Жыл бұрын
As the saying goes 'if it isn't broken, why fix it'? Well, this continues to be more than broken. Which political party has not been in charge to fix this?
@SugarSpicenNicexoxo
@SugarSpicenNicexoxo 4 жыл бұрын
Wow...I can't believe this was uploaded over 10 years ago and this is still happening now.....this is sad
@BobbyJenko
@BobbyJenko Жыл бұрын
We just don’t understand! We give them medication and return them to functionality. Then we release them with no medication or support and they keep coming back!
@nicanica4909
@nicanica4909 5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad i live in swyzerland,mental ill people dont where put in jail,they will put in hospitals or psychiatrie
@err91
@err91 3 жыл бұрын
Well you spelled your country wrong it's Switzerland
@joecoonan3931
@joecoonan3931 3 жыл бұрын
(18:09) .....at first I thought he meant someone who was there beside the brother.....(!).....
@4IcyHot
@4IcyHot 11 жыл бұрын
aahhh...u never been to prison, good 4 u... congrats, u just won a cookie !!
@leahhayes8256
@leahhayes8256 4 жыл бұрын
No they shouldn’t be locked up but also not on the streets either ! They all aren’t the same either, I work with good and bad one’s and it’s sad and very scary at times, they need help that most can’t offer
@WomenLockedUpBeforeAndAfter
@WomenLockedUpBeforeAndAfter 6 жыл бұрын
Thats why I made my channel to try hopefully reach that goal to where I can start helping people/women in these crisis's I hate to see people suffer!!!!
@unnamedchannel1237
@unnamedchannel1237 4 жыл бұрын
Aljazera’s post sound production person needs to be fired. They always have really loud music and can not hear what people are saying. For goodness sake, remove the music if not half the volume levels of background music.
@briancook5838
@briancook5838 4 жыл бұрын
America certainly has its priorities scrambled.
@suesmith9665
@suesmith9665 3 жыл бұрын
Prison is where God does his best work and to the devils play ground. Things hasn't change much...
@jeanp.5929
@jeanp.5929 3 жыл бұрын
I'm kind of conflicted. I'm glad asylums were deinstitutionalized because of the inhumane conditions that they had but as a person who's deals with their own mental illness, it hurts me to see people that are in need medical and social care, not receiving it. I'm thinking the institutionalization of mental health wards separate from hospitals might not be a bad thing. I would like for those mental health wards that aren't part of hospitals to act as the crutch and holding facilities for mentally ill peoples that end up in the streets or even prisons. Their goal would be to help these disadvantaged mentally ill people get off the streets and out of prisons and help them get back into society which will mean obtaining and maintaining employment (I do know that is hard for a lot of mentally ill people). There are always cases of people that need long-term and intensive care but there are a lot of people out there that could use outpatient care to get the medications they need and even therapy if needed to give them the boost to get back into society and live productive lives. This idea isn't perfect when it comes to practice but I think bringing back the mental health wards that essentially scoops up the mentally ill off the streets and out of prison should be considered.
@brettmastema7056
@brettmastema7056 2 жыл бұрын
There needs to be a mindset of treating and building their life back, simply medicating and a couple of worthless CBT classes is not going to sustain a person
@jeanp.5929
@jeanp.5929 2 жыл бұрын
@@brettmastema7056 thank you for your post Brett.
@jennienygard6486
@jennienygard6486 Жыл бұрын
The most dangerus words ever created is ”im from the goverment and i am here to help ” 😮
@TexasGuy09
@TexasGuy09 2 жыл бұрын
So sad.
@AldridgeFarmstead
@AldridgeFarmstead 4 жыл бұрын
One of main issues are, the sheer number of people in the facilities.
@vitalchance1032
@vitalchance1032 4 жыл бұрын
God did not remove Satan from the throne of this Earth. This is why, when Satan offered Jesus Christ “all the kingdoms of the world” in Matthew 4, Jesus did not deny that Satan was now ruling over the nations of men. This is why Scripture refers to the devil as prince of the world (John 12:31; 14:30). And this is why, in 2 Corinthians 4:4, Satan is referred to as this world’s god.
@goodnightmyprince2716
@goodnightmyprince2716 4 жыл бұрын
Money
@Drpermer
@Drpermer 3 жыл бұрын
Another piece of wisdom of Ronnie Raygun, close mental facilities and build more prisons.
@murphyparkus
@murphyparkus 4 жыл бұрын
Mentally confinement seem clean on camera but actually its dirty smelling and 24-7 noisy that no matter how strong you are you will brake and go insane it's worse than franch guiana in 18-19 century prison and Guantanamo torture.
@chucklehead2000
@chucklehead2000 8 жыл бұрын
These folks are not in jail for being "mentally Ill". That's not a crime. They are in jail for things like regular old crimes. Assault is not a diagnosis just as crazy is not a crime.
@AVislova
@AVislova 6 жыл бұрын
Chris C yes but the idea is that the lack of access to mental health services leads to these people living on the streets/committing crimes
@minxminx4567
@minxminx4567 4 жыл бұрын
jUST AS BAD IN ENGLAND AND WE PAY TAXES. SICKENS ME. EVEN JAILING YOUNG TEENS FOR SOMETHING AS STUPID AS UPSETTING SOMEONE ON LINE. SCANDELOUS TO SAY THE VERY LEAST.
@julian-hu9sw
@julian-hu9sw 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thumbnail
@eilenekellogg7017
@eilenekellogg7017 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the mental institution in Gowanda closed down. There was a public outcry because they just let them out on the street, no care! I think it's used as a prision today!
@davidjones-tb6yi
@davidjones-tb6yi 5 жыл бұрын
This in a country which likes to think it is the best in the world . I do not think so
@lomarie9255
@lomarie9255 4 жыл бұрын
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
@kelvinlarrimore9532
@kelvinlarrimore9532 3 жыл бұрын
It’s all about the money in America
@sodapop83
@sodapop83 8 жыл бұрын
i would happily work with people who need mental help - but i can't afford university and can't work in the usa
@fraudsarentfriends4717
@fraudsarentfriends4717 6 жыл бұрын
Iam Lorde errrm...Bullshit.They use the mentally ill as political tools to ban firearms and create tyranny in other countries.
@binnisubba296
@binnisubba296 6 жыл бұрын
Even they cannot sleep well bcz of noise When they put this narrow room they will more frosted N I am frustrating when I see their living room N rules Give them to do some natural activities as well Planting fruits, vegetables, flowers 💐 so they can see
@leilanikuuipo6004
@leilanikuuipo6004 5 жыл бұрын
bruh, It's not what we're taught. We've got more illegals than any country in the world. Chinese, middle eastern, all of S. America, Canadians, Haitian's etc. pour into this country illegally that cost the US tax payers 250 billion a year to support them, after 5 years with a green card they suddenly can't work and majority of them get welfare, food stamps and Social Security which is for retirement they didn't pay into. No thanks, we don't want any illegals in the USA!
@beautifullybroken4879
@beautifullybroken4879 5 жыл бұрын
This channel acts like its prisons are perfect. They're not. & with them closing broadmoor this will be their future.
@CarlosCastro-df4iz
@CarlosCastro-df4iz 4 жыл бұрын
Im disturbed but i wont tell i cry scream talk all alone my girl does not know im really scared cause my mindset is changing without me
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