Our prisons are inhumane
In UK prisons, those with mental health problems are doubly punished, since resources to help them are woefully inadequate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/04/prisons-mentalhealth
'Too many' mentally ill in jails
Many prisoners have mental health problems
Thousands of people with mental health problems are ending up in jail rather than receiving treatment, the Prison Reform Trust has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7867398.stm
Rise in use of secure hospitals Many prisoners have mental health problems
Record numbers of criminals with mental disorders are being held in secure hospitals, new figures have revealed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7873502.stm
Schizophrenia is the modern leprosy A well-intentioned campaign risks creating a dangerous myth: that all mental illness is the same
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/sathnam_sanghera/article5663115.ece
Colin Revell
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