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Essay / Mental Health in Prison Essay - 1104
It was recognized that for some people whose lives were in chaos and who were causing serious harm to others, a stay in prison could have beneficial consequences. Despite this, the WHO Prison Mental Health Project recognized that for the majority of prisoners, imprisonment was likely to have the following effects: isolation from family and social networks, austere environment, loss of life. privacy and poor physical and hygienic conditions, aggression, harassment, fear, suspicion and attitudes of unfriendly and uninformed staff, lack of useful activity, personal control, power to act and loss of 'identify ; pressure to flee or use drugs, shame and stigma. Many times people went to prison for killing people, most people who kill people are crazy and monsters. Many people who go to prison suffer from mental depression or have previously had