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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 764983" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>My adult son is mentally ill. He is not in jail. However, I worked in psychiatry in prisons for over 30 years. In my state, it is customary to put inmates who exhibit psychosis on medications if they consent. If they are involuntarily hospitalized and are deemed to be a danger to self, and others or are gravely disabled they can be put on medications without consenting. It sounds as if this might be your son's situation</p><p></p><p>Frequently people who can't keep to themselves, don't have good boundaries, or look vulnerable, are targeted in prison. There are also strong racial boundaries. It is in the interest of the jail to house your son and others, where they will be safe and to minimize problems for him and others. It's not clear to me if your son was placed in maximum security or in a protective custody situation. But eventually, the jail will get it right and place him where he will be less likely to attract attention and be picked on or harmed.</p><p></p><p>The thing inmates come to understand if they can is that in jail or prison, they need to take responsibility for themselves. By following rules, and minding one's own business. When my son was younger crazily I hoped he would go to prison because I knew that there he would learn how to grow up and be a man. There is a saying, "man up." That is what I wanted for my son. He's yet to achieve it. Maybe he can't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 764983, member: 18958"] My adult son is mentally ill. He is not in jail. However, I worked in psychiatry in prisons for over 30 years. In my state, it is customary to put inmates who exhibit psychosis on medications if they consent. If they are involuntarily hospitalized and are deemed to be a danger to self, and others or are gravely disabled they can be put on medications without consenting. It sounds as if this might be your son's situation Frequently people who can't keep to themselves, don't have good boundaries, or look vulnerable, are targeted in prison. There are also strong racial boundaries. It is in the interest of the jail to house your son and others, where they will be safe and to minimize problems for him and others. It's not clear to me if your son was placed in maximum security or in a protective custody situation. But eventually, the jail will get it right and place him where he will be less likely to attract attention and be picked on or harmed. The thing inmates come to understand if they can is that in jail or prison, they need to take responsibility for themselves. By following rules, and minding one's own business. When my son was younger crazily I hoped he would go to prison because I knew that there he would learn how to grow up and be a man. There is a saying, "man up." That is what I wanted for my son. He's yet to achieve it. Maybe he can't. [/QUOTE]
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