In 2014, we reported that our jails were filled with the mentally ill. In 2014, California Channel 9 reported that one-third of the 3,000 inmates, in Orange County jail, had serious mental illnesses. The investigation revealed the same individuals,having mental health issues, were arrested numerous times for misdemeanors, such as trespassing and disorderly conduct. The […]
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Let’s Be Real About Jail Suicides
We love to voice our opinions with extreme examples. Point in mind – Ariel Castro. Since his assumed suicide, jails-prisons suicides have become the latest hot topic. If you review the comments that follow articles about this controversial issue, you will read responses arguing that all inmates should suffer as much as possible and that […]
Ariel Castro – Prison & Jail Suicides
Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself with a sheet in his cell on September 4th. Although we are not sympathetic with the end of Castro, the issue of prison and jail suicides is important. Over the last thirty years, the suicide rate in prisons decreased dramatically while the suicide rate in jails remained high. […]