According to current lit, about 16% of all folks in the criminal justice system are mentally ill. I thought the membership would appreciate a brief overview of the topic. Ever seen those beggars on street corners? A lot of them are criminally insane, and between layovers in state hospitals and prisons...
Treatment of the criminally insane has a long and illustrious history. From roots of chains and torture, modern treatment for the criminally insane, well, hasn’t gone all that far......
some articles of treatment of the criminally insane
overview of a criminally ill population and some treatment types
http://www.geocities.com/stargazers_here/mental_illness.html
how mentally ill are integrated with the prison population
http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/Articles/article70.htm
mentally ill and the criminal justice system, written by a state supreme court judge
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/ACMIC/resources/solutions.pdf