Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

Rick is definitely losing it and not just because he is cracking up mentally by seeing his wife's ghost and hearing voices. How can he not see the need for able bodied reinforcements?

His group was what, about 15 people in season 1? And now they are down to just a few including an infant, a child, a one-legged man and a couple of women. There is no way they can hold the prison against the Governor or any other decent sized group.