While Men’s Mental Health Month casts a well-meaning spotlight on the emotional well-being of men, one group continues to live in the shadows, incarcerated men, particularly those serving long sentences. This exclusion is more than oversight; it is a silent crisis. Behind high walls and locked doors, a hidden mental health emergency brews.

Prisons are not designed to be mental health facilities, yet they hold thousands of men wrestling with trauma, untreated mental illness, and the psychological toll of isolation.