friend of mine went down for non payment of fines (repeated traffic offences, I don't think he even *got* a full driving licence until his 40s, although he was always in some motor!)
Wasn't a long stretch, but he taught himself to read and write better and to use a computer there (but had to take the initiative himself to do that).
Another friend was in for a bit of dealing, but since got clean and now works on maintaining critical national infrastructure.
Folk with serious mental health issues really should not be in prison at all, but in a hospital environment (maybe with more security if necessary), but the NHS doesn't get enough budget for the amount of cases, and once someone snaps and uses violence they are at risk of doing time..
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