We continue our discussion of mental healthcare in prisons with Heather of the Hot Mess Espresso podcast. We discuss the availability of mental healthcare in prisons, each of our personal experiences, what it takes to get healthcare, and what healthcare actually looks like for an inmate.Heather and the Hot Mess Espresso podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotmess.espresso The Hot Mess Espresso Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@hotmessespressohttps://open.spotify.com/show/3ZtgmIbVyIHMa914qzni3Ahttps://tr.ee/QiSv9zWB8PSupport The Shakedown at: https://www.patreon.com/TheShakedown More about The Shakedown at: https://shakedown.showFind Shakedown merch and support us at: https://wayword.pressThe Shakedown on IG, Threads, FB, or TikTok: @gettheshakedownMore about Nina the Pitbull at: @nina_is_a_pitbull Ryan/Rainforest on IG: @lorax4lifeMalone on IG: @they_call_me_maloneDave on IG: @sociallydistorted100:00 - Start00:40 - What was the access to mental healthcare in prison?02:01 - Mental Healthcare in Texas Prisons in the '90s05:04 - Who provides healthcare in prisons?07:09 - How do we affect change in mental healthcare?07:58 - The stigma associated with a borderline diagnosis11:23 - Practical ways to affect real world changes for mental healthcare14:52 - What are Civil Commitments?16:27 - Treating vs. Medicating in prison17:53 - Medications vs. Therapy21:30 - How Prison Psychiatrists Work