Crazy in America
Subtitle: the hidden tragedy of our criminalized mentally ill
By: Mary Beth Pfeiffer.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780786717453
Description: "Crazy in America" shows how people suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, and other serious psychological illnesses are regularly incarcerated because alternative care is not available. Once behind bars, they are frequently punished again for behavior that is psychotic, not criminal."--Syndetic Solutions.