California Mentally Ill Inmates Get Special Units

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-mentally-ill-inmates-special-units-25184536

Michael Bien, whose firm sued the state over its treatment of mentally ill inmates, called the state's decision "a gigantic change" and "a tremendous step forward" in removing mentally ill inmates from the state's notorious security housing units and administration segregation units. Experts have said the harsh conditions and sensory deprivation of the isolation units can worsen psychiatric conditions.