willie? willie? will you come to the door, sir? willie, willie, you want to talk to a doctor? [ speaking spanish ] the ninth floor of the miami-dade pretrial detention center is a world unto itself. as part of the psychiatric unit, these cells are reserved for inmates with serious mental problems. sir, you all right? dr. joseph poitier is the jail s chief psychiatrist. he s worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say that 20% of those who are incarcerated have a mental illness. a large part suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
willie? willie? will you come to the door, sir? willie, willie, you want to talk to the doctor? [ speaking spanish ]. the ninth floor of the miami-dade pretrial detention center is a world unto itself. as part of the psychiatric unit, these cells are reserved for inmates with serious mental problems. sir, you all right? dr. joseph poitier is the jail s chief psychiatrist. he s worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say that 20% of those who are incarcerated have a mental illness. a large part suffer from
will you come to the door, sir? willie, willie, you want to talk to a doctor? [ speaking spanish ] the ninth floor of the miami-dade pretrial detention center is a world unto itself. as part of the psychiatric unit, these cells are reserved for inmates with serious mental problems. sir, you all right? dr. joseph poitier is the jail s chief psychiatrist. he s worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say that 20% of those who are incarcerated have a mental illness. a large part suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
willie? willie? will you come to the door, sir? willie, willie, you want to talk to a doctor? [ speaking spanish ] the ninth floor of the miami-dade pretrial detention center is a world unto itself. as part of the psychiatric unit, these cells are reserved for inmates with serious mental problems. sir, you all right? dr. joseph poitier is the jail s chief psychiatrist. he s worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say that 20% of those who are incarcerated have a mental illness. a large part suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, severe forms of mental illness. the mentally ill is a very serious problem within correctional facilities today. unfortunately, there s a growing trend.