The Released

The Cyclical Incarceration of Ex-Cons with Mental Illnesses

Part of the Series: Frontline

A rare and intimate look into the lives of mentally ill offenders struggling to make it on the outside. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of prisoners with serious mental illnesses will be released into communities across America. Within 18 months, nearly two-thirds will be re-arrested.

THE RELEASED is an intimate look at the lives of the seriously mentally ill as they struggle to remain free.