... began entering the criminal justice system. This mentally ill plight was ignored by government officials (Benson, E. 2013). They cannot help acting out as they do, people with mental illnesses are 12 times more likely to commit crimes (Sweetland, H. 2014). These people should be sent to ... to fill a prison to that point. Countless prisoners have died due to extreme wait times. These prisons are so heavily understaffed, prisoners are dying or becoming extremely ill from diseases and problems that can easily be treated and tended to within the day. Physically ill prisoners in California w...

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