Recycling the Mentally Ill Reid Seiter

Subject Inform the public or fellow students of mentally ill who are incarcerated

Continuously and trapped in a perpetual system of incarceration.

Importance of knowing the types of people that are being released into society and what we can do for them in order to receive proper treatment.

More specifically, in the regions of Kentucky and Ohio, where prison systems are relatively close and relatable to our region

First of Two Sources

Corrections.ky.gov :provides up-to-date chartsSections of population, Includes monthly, weekly, and daily updates Shows counties in Kentucky (including ours of Fayette)

Proves the evidence of overcrowding

Establishes secondary source

Credible resource because it’s a government website

Updated daily so most current and reliable

"Research and Statistics." Kentucky Department of Corrections. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.

Second Source

PBS’s FRONTLINE “The Released”

Delves into the stories of 6 inmates struggling to stay out of prison

Emphasizes the problems of current prison systems

One in specific is Benny Anthony

Case of Benny Anthony

Over 30 years if recycling in and out of prison

Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1974

Right to refuse medication, results in mental breaks

Refers to his ailments as “dark clouds that made me blind”

Relates to my topic by providing first hand interviews with sources I cannot obtain

Case study that reinforces idea of people in these situations

Puts a face to the mentally ill patients

Targets ethical appeal and ties in reader

"The Released." PBS. PBS, 28 Apr. 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Review

Making use of government issued charts to using logos throughout my paper

Using first hand accounts, such as Benny Anthony, to provide substance to my research

Both reinforces my topic and informs local about the dangers of recycling mentally ill.