Today, There are two excellent pieces in Mother Jones. Please scan these articles if you do not have the time to read each piece.
#1:
Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin.
It's insanity to kill your father with a kitchen knife. It's also insanity to close hospitals, fire therapists, and leave families to face mental illness on their own.
—By Mac McClelland | May/June 2013 Issue
http://www.motherjones.com/...
#2
TIMELINE: Deinstitutionalization And Its Consequences
How deinstitutionalization moved thousands of mentally ill people out of hospitals—and into jails and prisons.
—By Deanna Pan | Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
http://www.motherjones.com/...
I don't know the "fair use" rules otherwise I would post appropriate excerpts.