[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Radical idea there, God.

I think the scale of people suffering mental problems outside prison is staggeringly high, so it's no surprise that many people who break the law suffer mental problems. The problem is that not enough non-prisoners get the help they need so it follows that the shortcomings would drip down into prison. Maybe if people with mental problems got better help there would be fewer of them in prison.

How do we know they had no mental health issues outside prior to him breaking the law, and it was the mental health issues that led to the law break?
As you say he may just be a victim of the system, as stated in the article the facility is not compatible for those with complex mental health issues.