L. A. County jailers more likely to use force on mentally ill inmates (LA Times)

[FarPoint]

1. This can be any jail these days...

Mental health services are so very stretched and limited....when one goes off their meds they tend to get into some trouble, end up in jail. Well, getting back on their meds can be challenging since they don't want them, say due to paranoia for example. The jail can not force meds on paitients any more that a psyche unit can...without a court order. Delusional or paranoid thinking untreated causes confusion for all parties involved. Patients-inmates can become uncooperative or even a danger to self and others. It's just not pretty anyway you look at it. I don't see the mentally ill being targeted or taking more abuse than any other inmate....it must be a difficult job for hospital staff and/or offices and guards.