Stuck Behind Bars: How the Neglect for the Mental Illness Epidemic in U.S. Correctional Facilities Fuels Recidivism

Authors

Alayna Bhatti, Binghamton University--SUNY

Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Book

Description

Correctional institutions are failing to fulfill their responsibility for creating an environment that minimizes the suffering that mentally ill inmates face due to their condition. Various studies show that current health services in U.S. prisons fall far below the standards of adequate care. The criminalization of mental illness since the 1990s has continued to violate the “cruel and unusual” clause of the Eighth Amendment along with various United Nations General Assembly resolutions. This research will prove that U.S. correctional facilities are not providing inmates with adequate services, preventing rehabilitation and increasing recidivism. Regardless of how severe a crime, incarcerated people are entitled to their human rights outlined by both the U.S. Government and the UN General Assembly. Inmates deserve for the U.S. criminal justice system to protect their rights and serve true justice.

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Recommended Citation

Bhatti, Alayna, "Stuck Behind Bars: How the Neglect for the Mental Illness Epidemic in U.S. Correctional Facilities Fuels Recidivism" (2025). Research Days Posters 2025. 8.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/8