“Madness” and penal confinement: Some observations on mental illness and prison pain
Unprecedented numbers of mentally ill persons are now housed in prisons and jails in the United States and elsewhere in the world. In many jurisdictions penal institutions have become the default placement for the mentally ill, in lieu of more humane and appropriate facilities in which to treat them...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Punishment & society
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 310-326 |
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