{"id":650,"date":"2026-01-26T08:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=650"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:16:45","slug":"institutionalized-mental-health-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fQ50a-m92Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn more at solitary.vice.com: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2icVUGb<br \/>\n&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s relationship with its mentally ill population continues to suffer as a result of inadequacies in the country\u2019s mental health care system.<\/p>\n<p>For the mentally ill in Chicago, the effects of this inadequacy are felt on a magnified scale, as budget cuts and a lack of community-based mental health resources have left these individuals with minimal support. More often than not, this means being repeatedly swept up into the criminal justice system for low-level, non-violent crimes<\/p>\n<p>VICE News takes an immersive look at this issue by going inside the Cook County Jail and speaking with community members on Chicago&#8217;s south side.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u201cLast Chance High\u201d &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Gldj57<\/p>\n<p>Watch &#8220;Migrant Prisons of Libya: Europe or Die (Full Length)\u201d &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/1NYyaMA<\/p>\n<p>Read &#8220;Chicagoans Are Stopped and Frisked by Police Even More Than New Yorkers\u201d &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/1F6OvNV<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to VICE News here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/Subscribe-to-VICE-News<\/p>\n<p>Check out VICE News for more: http:\/\/vicenews.com<\/p>\n<p>Follow VICE News here:<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vicenews<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/vicenews<br \/>\nTumblr: http:\/\/vicenews.tumblr.com\/<br \/>\nInstagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/vicenews<br \/>\nMore videos from the VICE network: https:\/\/www.fb.com\/vicevideos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. 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