One of the concerns that has been raised is that most of the way that more serious mental health prisoners are dealt with is through solitary confinement because they don't have the resources to be able to deal with them in a facility. First, would you agree that the approach of putting somebody who has mental health issues in solitary confinement would exacerbate their problem? It's probably one of the worst ways to deal with that issue. Second, given the fact that in a lot of situations these individuals are being released directly out of solitary confinement back into the general population, not only is it bad for them, but it's bad for society, because obviously, if they're coming directly out of solitary confinement into communities, these are not individuals who are likely to have been rehabilitated.
On October 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.