
After this book the experienced professional will have a far better understanding of what's real, but it will take a lot more to fully understand. Also, there are those who try to pull the wool over the eyes and fake mental illness. They frequently don't understand confused or unstable mental health problems and treat people as being resistant. Law enforcement is there to stop criminals, not babysit sick people. We see this in the real world all the time. It's easy to see how people would turn to substance use to get over the horrors and trauma experienced by those misunderstood and locked up- if they survive solitary confident with their lives or their eyeballs. This is required reading for a Master of Social Work class related to intersections of mental health, trauma and addiction. This book was easy to keep listening to because of the interesting and almost unbelievable stories suffered by those who are locked up, and very difficult to listen to for the same reasons.
