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Mental health needs are exploding in Dallas, but new jail diversion

(4 days ago) More than 2,100 people booked into the Dallas County Jail in January — about 50% of the total — had a history of receiving mental health care or were flagged for mental health concerns during See more

https://www.keranews.org/government/2023-02-16/mental-health-needs-are-exploding-in-dallas-but-new-jail-diversion-center-underutilized

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Some mentally ill Dallas inmates are waiting two years to …

(2 days ago) WEBSome defendants with mental illnesses are waiting in the Dallas County jail for more than two years before they are being transferred to state hospitals. Dallas …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2022/07/10/some-mentally-ill-dallas-inmates-are-waiting-two-years-to-get-into-state-hospitals/

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Dallas County adds psych hospital beds for inmates …

(7 days ago) WEBIn July, the county’s average wait time for a state psychiatric hospital bed was longer than that of any of the other top five counties in Texas. Some Dallas County inmates wait …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/12/21/dallas-county-adds-psych-hospital-beds-for-inmates-waiting-up-to-800-days/

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Dallas County sues Texas over wait times for mentally ill inmates

(3 days ago) WEBSome mentally ill inmates spend months or years in county jail waiting for space at county hospitals. Dallas County is suing Texas over the backlog of mentally ill …

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2023-03-24/dallas-county-mental-health-beds-lawsuit

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Dallas County Jail inmate population called a crisis

(5 days ago) WEBDallas County Jail inmate population called a crisis Price said 400 inmates have mental health issues and 72 of them face misdemeanor charges that …

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-county-jail-inmate-population-called-a-crisis/3328185/

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Why a new Dallas County center that offers an alternative …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Dallas County Jail is the second-largest provider of mental health services in the state, with 54% of inmates flagged for needing mental or behavioral …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2023/03/09/why-is-this-dallas-center-that-helps-people-avoid-arrest-sitting-half-empty/

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Criminal Justice Mental Health Competency - Dallas …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Jail Diversion Unit works to partner with the Dallas County specialty courts. This is done through the work of the Specialty Court Coordinator, partnership through various grant projects, and …

https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/criminal-justice/mental-health.php

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Fed up: Dallas takes action against Texas over failure to …

(6 days ago) WEB2:15 PM on Mar 24, 2023 CDT. Dallas County is suing Texas over its failure to accept inmates for mental treatment in a timely manner, citing wait times of more than 800 …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2023/03/24/fed-up-dallas-takes-action-against-texas-over-failure-to-take-on-mentally-ill-inmates/

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Mentally ill inmates are languishing in jail. This bill could …

(3 days ago) WEBCounty jails shouldn’t be this state’s main mental health care system. That is why state lawmakers must seriously consider bills like House Bill 1383, filed by Rep. …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/02/14/mentally-ill-inmates-are-languishing-in-jail-this-bill-could-help/

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Texas’ soaring psychiatric bed waitlist leaves county jails …

(6 days ago) WEBAccording to county statistics, 510 inmates awaited transfer to TDCJ custody as of Tuesday. That’s 8% of the inmate population. Inmates who’d been found legally …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2022/11/09/texas-soaring-psychiatric-bed-waitlist-leaves-county-jails-in-a-bind/

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Workforce shortages in the state’s psychiatric hospitals …

(5 days ago) WEBTexas Health and Human Services have estimated the average wait time for all forensic admissions is about 323 days, but in Dallas County, the wait can reach up to 831 days for male inmates and …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-state-hospitals-mental-health-workforce-shortage/

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Dallas County’s mental health transfer waitlist costing taxpayers …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2017, Dallas County had 130 inmates awaiting transfer to a state mental health hospital. Two year later, that number grew to 203. Now in 2022 following COVID …

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-countys-mental-health-transfer-waitlist-costing-taxpayers-13-million-commissioner-says

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Dallas Deflects Homeward Bound, Inc.

(7 days ago) WEBDallas Deflects is a partnership between the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, Dallas Police Department, North Texas Behavioral Health Authority …

https://www.homewardboundinc.org/dallasdeflects

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State inspectors passed Dallas County jail system but identified

(9 days ago) WEBThe jail is managed by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and provides inmates with medical and mental health care from Parkland community health system …

https://www.keranews.org/news/2024-02-07/020724-jail-report

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Jail populations rise across Texas, intensifying prisoners' trauma

(2 days ago) WEBEstimates are that more than a third of all prisoners are suffering from mental illness. In Harris County, the figure is 79%. In Texas, jails are the leading …

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-02-17/jail-populations-rise-across-texas-intensifying-prisoners-trauma

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Mental Health Program and Services - Texas Department of …

(7 days ago) WEBScope of Mental Health Care Program • Approximately 146,000 Offenders incarcerated within TDCJ. About 25,000 (17%) have a medical alert code indicating a current mental …

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/divisions/cmhc/docs/CMHC_MH_Overview.pdf

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Improving mental health for inmates

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 37 percent of people in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 24 percent have been …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/mental-heath-inmates

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Inmate Programs – Sheriff Department - Dallas County

(3 days ago) WEBThe mission of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Program is to decrease criminal behavior and recidivism rates by offering a comprehensive array of services to …

https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dcsheriff/?page_id=869

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Bexar County chooses not to sue state over mentally ill inmates

(Just Now) WEBTo address mental health crisis in jails, Bexar County chooses not to sue state, for now. by Andrea Drusch February 23, 2023. The longest a Bexar County …

https://sanantonioreport.org/bexar-county-dallas-county-jail-mental-health-beds/

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Dallas County Jail Parkland Health

(9 days ago) WEBParkland’s Correctional Health Services provides high quality physical and behavioral healthcare services for inmates at Lew Sterrett – Dallas County Jail. Patients at Dallas …

https://www.parklandhealth.org/dallas-county-jail

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Collin County jail campus expands to meet health needs

(5 days ago) WEBA $54.8 million public health building and parking garage is planned for the southwest portion of the county campus, directly east of the county constable building. …

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/public-safety/2022/06/09/collin-county-jail-campus-expands-to-meet-health-needs/

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Dallas County Jail, Medical Mental Health Modifications HDR

(7 days ago) WEBLocation. Dallas, TXUnited States. Size. 140,000 sf (13,000 m²) Justice. Establishing a National Model for Correctional Medical and Mental Healthcare The Dallas County Jail …

https://www.hdrinc.com/portfolio/dallas-county-jail-medical-mental-health-modifications

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Inmate Health Service Fee – Sheriff Department - Dallas County

(5 days ago) WEBThe Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is the chief law enforcement agency in the county. Established on March 30, 1846, we operate the seventh-largest jail in the United States …

https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/sheriff/inmate-health-service-fee/

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBCorrectional health is community health. CDC provides treatment guidelines and other correctional health resources. Correctional health encompasses all aspects …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Lupe Valdez loses primary runoff to Dallas County Sheriff Marian …

(5 days ago) WEBDallas County Sheriff Marian Brown defeated Lupe Valdez in a primary runoff Tuesday, such as inadequate inmate health care and poor ventilation. The …

https://news.yahoo.com/news/lupe-valdez-loses-primary-runoff-043157434.html

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Three prisoners die of thirst despite fountains in their cells

(4 days ago) WEBAt about 8 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2021, a mental health worker saw her and didn’t think Baldwin seemed herself. The worker testified in a deposition that she told a …

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/three-prisoners-died-thirst-all-had-water-fountains-in-cells/287-241f9c2b-f762-44ea-99fe-921f8c70a691

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Some Baptist-Desoto Patients Go to Jail to Await Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBThis Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment. Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto doesn’t have a psychiatric unit, so …

https://www.propublica.org/article/baptist-desoto-hospital-civil-commitment-jail

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Aetna helps Dallas employers support employee wellbeing, …

(1 days ago) WEBFor the first time, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex surpassed 8 million residents between 2022 and 2023. It marked the largest population increase of any U.S. …

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2024/05/28/aetna-helps-dallas-employers-support-employee.html

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Tarrant County Sheriff walks through moments surrounding …

(4 days ago) WEBAdding to the dramatic rise, a backlog of available beds at state mental health facilities. Currently, Tarrant County has 112 inmates who need to be in mental health facilities.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/tarrant-county-sheriff-walks-through-moments-surrounding-inmates-death-cbs-news-texas-exclusive/ar-BB1mXc44

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Is corrections work prestigious?

(6 days ago) WEBThe table below answers our primary question of the study: Is corrections work prestigious? We see that the public rated correctional officers 16th out of 25 …

https://www.corrections1.com/jail-management/is-corrections-work-prestigious

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Tarrant inmate has mental capacity of child. ‘He needs care.’ Fort

(3 days ago) WEBTarrant inmate has mental capacity of a child. His mother is begging DA to get him care. Jail cells at the Tarrant County Corrections Center in Fort Worth on …

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article288594290.html

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Bexar County, University Health respond to recent jail deaths

(8 days ago) WEBBexar County, University Health respond to recent jail deaths. An inmate folds and clean uniforms at the Bexar County Detention Center in May 2019. Bexar County …

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/bexar-county-jail-deaths-19418121.php

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York: mental health cash for Charlie Dallas Lancaster Foundation

(2 days ago) WEBThe Charlie Dallas Lancaster Foundation (CDLF) has got £1,500 from local housebuilder Barratt Homes Yorkshire East, to support in raising awareness of mental …

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24352701.york-mental-health-cash-charlie-dallas-lancaster-foundation/

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2 escaped Louisiana inmates found hiding in dumpster behind …

(5 days ago) WEBFrom left to right: The escaped inmates were identified as Omarion Hookfin, 19, Avery Guidry, 19, Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, and Travon Johnson, 21. Mental health …

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/escaped-louisiana-inmates-found-hiding-dollar-general-dumpster

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Sirens Activated As Severe Thunderstorm Hits Dallas

(1 days ago) WEBPublished May 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM EDT. Newsweek/Getty. By Daniel Orton. Editor, Live News. 0. A tornado warning was in place in Dallas early Tuesday as a …

https://www.newsweek.com/severe-thunderstorm-tornado-warning-dallas-texas-1905253

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Is going analog the way to protect our children online? - Dallas …

(9 days ago) WEBA few weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on the current state of concern around the online safety and mental health of children across the United States and the need …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2024/05/28/analog-screen-time-children-mental-health/

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