Putting the criminally insane in prison could be a bad thing because they are mentally ill and one or more mental disorders are not present in prison. The mentally ill criminal should be punished for the crime committed and was able to invoke the insanity defense. How does society see them? The criminally insane are not only criminals, but also suffer from mental disorders that they do not realize. Being a normal criminal is different from a madman because of his state of mind. However, if a person with a psychiatric disability pleaded guilty because a mental disorder is present, then they would be evaluated to see if they can stand trial. The mentally ill individual may even tell someone the devil told him to do so. Sometimes the sick individual may even remain at the crime scene because they had no idea that what they were doing was wrong. If the patient or criminal goes to court, he has the opportunity to plead insane. However, if the judge finds that the criminal is not guilty due to insanity, or that the mentally ill individual has a mental state of mental illness, the judge will decide whether to leave the court and commit him to a mental facility or if he is mentally stable. enough to handle a court session. Depending on the severity of the crime, the individual who committed the crime must be evaluated and may even be sent to a psychiatrist to be evaluated on his or her state of mind and illness. How society seems criminal and mentally ill is obvious, they are despised, they are often seen as terrible people, which is largely true. Some people look at them and just think they are pure evil. The vast majority of the population thinks that mentally ill people should be punished for what they did... middle of paper......d was then released to get mental help. Andrea Yate is currently not serving any prison time and is receiving mental health help. Works Cited "Andrea Yates Case: Yates Found Guilty by Reason of Insanity." CNN. CNN and Web. 11 January 2014. .NewsgroupLinkTagsEditDeleteBotelho, Greg. “In the police shooting of a mentally ill NC teenager, who do you believe?” CNN. CNN, January 10, 2014. Web. January 11, 2014. .NewsgroupLinkTagsEditDelete"The causes of madness." In.gov.com. Np, nd Web. November 24, 2013. .WebsiteLinkTagsEditDeleteDeSilva, Derrick. “Mental Disorders of Insane Criminals.” Web log post. Health workers. Np, nd Web. November 20, 2013. .Blog/PodcastLinkTagsEditDelete"Dissociative Identity Disorder." Medicine Network. Medicine Net, nd Web. November 23. 2013. .