Once the mental institutions were closed incarceration rates increased dramatically. It's fairly safe to conclude we're treating the mentally ill as criminals.

Once the mental institutions were closed incarceration rates increased dramatically. It's fairly safe to conclude we're treating the mentally ill as criminals. It reminds me of The Onion article, '15 Years In Environment Of Constant Fear Somehow Fails To Rehabilitate Prisoner': http://www.theonion.com/articles/15-years-in-environment-of-constant-fear-somehow-f,35434/ http://www.theonion.com/articles/15-years-in-environment-of-...