LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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People who were mentally ill were kept in prisons with criminals
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Mental health hospitals were being given too much money
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The prison system was too strict
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Prisons were forcing people to become mentally ill
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Detailed explanation-1: -They also may have problems in coping with day to day life, and have disruptive or intrusive behavior problems. These problems may lead to conflict with the law, as may crimes of poverty or ones related to drug or alcohol addiction. Crime and arrest rates in poorer communities are higher than in others.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an author, teacher and reformer. Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United States and in Europe and changed people’s perceptions of these populations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The modern prison system in India was originated by TB Macaulay in 1835. A committee namely Prison Discipline committee 1836 was appointed which submitted its report on 1838. This committee recommended increased rigorousness of treatment while rejecting all humanitarian needs and reforms for the prisoners.