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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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People with Mental Health Conditions in Corrections

(5 days ago) WEBIn a 2006 Special Report, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) estimated that 705,600 adults with mental health conditions were incarcerated in state prisons, 78,800 in federal prisons and 479,900 in local jails. In addition, …

https://nicic.gov/resources/resources-topics-and-roles/topics/people-mental-health-conditions-corrections

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Inmate Mental Health and the Pains of Imprisonment

(2 days ago) WEBAbstract. We use national data on 5,552 inmates and the 214 state prisons in which they reside to examine how prison conditions are associated with mental health …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2156869318785424

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Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health of people in prison. The rates of mental disorders are considerably higher among incarcerated individuals than in the general population …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05736-w

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Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting …

(5 days ago) WEBBy its very nature, incarceration separates people from their social networks and loved ones. In 2018, when researchers at the University of Georgia analyzed the …

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/05/13/mentalhealthimpacts/

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Mental Health of Prisoners: Identifying Barriers to Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health disorders among prisoners have consistently exceeded rates of such disorders in the general population, and correctional facilities in the United States are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232131/

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A Systematic Review of Reviews of Correctional Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Rising prison populations internationally have been a source of major concern ().Although the percentage of prison inmates who have a serious mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8806032/

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Mental Health Services in a U.S. Prison During the COVID …

(1 days ago) WEBMental health staff offer intensive inpatient, outpatient, group, and emergency psychiatric services to the prison’s nearly 4,000 inmates, one-third of whom require …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000476

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Mental and behavioral disorders in the prison context - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBFavril et al. 12 describe a high prevalence of mental disorders in the prison population of New Zealand: up to 90.7% of the inmates present at least one mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9578298/

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Mental Health Prison Policy Initiative

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates Bureau of Justice Statistics, September, 2006 “Female inmates had higher rates of mental health problems than …

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/mental_health/

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Fact Sheet: Incarceration and Mental Health - Cornell University

(3 days ago) WEBPrison inmates with mental illness commit from 1.5 to 5 times as many infractions as other inmates.53 A national survey found that among state prisoners, …

https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/research-institutes/dewitt-wallace-institute-psychiatry/issues-mental-health-policy/fact-sheet-0

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The Mental Health Effects of Being in Prison - Verywell Mind

(7 days ago) WEBUntreated psychiatric conditions among the prison population even takes a toll on society financially, in the form of taxpayers' money. Untreated psychiatric …

https://www.verywellmind.com/menta-health-effects-of-prison-5071300

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Identifying Needs Related to Managing Seriously Mentally Ill

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to a consensus of recently convened corrections experts, a confluence of concerning trends is exacerbating a mental health crisis in correctional …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/identifying-needs-related-managing-seriously-mentally-ill-individuals-corrections

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BOP: Inmate Mental Health - Federal Bureau of Prisons

(2 days ago) WEBThe Bureau provides a full range of mental health treatment through staff psychologists and psychiatrists. The Bureau also provides forensic services to the courts, including a range …

https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/mental_health.jsp

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Treatment and Care of Inmates With Mental Illness

(7 days ago) WEBP5310.13 Institution Management of Mentally Ill Inmates (3/31/95) This reissuance incorporates the following modifications: Evidence-Based Practices for the treatment …

https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5310_16.pdf

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Mental Health Services - Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

(9 days ago) WEBThe Department of Corrections' (DOC) Mental Health Advocate Office was created in 2015 and reports directly to the Secretary of Corrections. The mission of this office is make …

https://www.cor.pa.gov/About%20Us/Initiatives/Pages/Mental-Health-Services.aspx

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBBlaauw E, Arensman E, Kraaij V, Winkel F, Bout R. Traumatic life events and suicide risk among jail inmates: The influence of types of events, time period and …

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

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Mental health issues pose big problem for Pennsylvania's …

(6 days ago) WEBA former inmate himself, Dr. Dolphin addresses mental health in his book "If These Prison Walls Could Talk.". In his words, "changing a person’s irrational thoughts, …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mental-health-issues-pose-big-problem-for-pennsylvanias-prisoners/ar-BB1ms6TZ

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Rutgers Provides Hope for Ex-Offenders Navigating Recovery and …

(2 days ago) WEBFor more than a decade, Rutgers has provided physical and mental health care to more than 19,000 of New Jersey’s inmates. The NJDOC asked Rutgers to create the IRTS …

https://impact.rutgers.edu/irts/

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Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2000-2019

(1 days ago) WEBDuring 2010-19, almost 14% of inmates who died by suicide had at least one overnight stay in a mental health services unit since entering jail. Characteristics of jail facilities with …

https://bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/sljsfp0019st.pdf

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Ingham County Jail highlights importance of providing mental …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Ingham County Sheriff’s Office jail has one of the largest programs in the state, helping people cope behind bars. 15 staff members from the Community Mental …

https://www.wilx.com/2024/05/16/ingham-county-jail-highlights-importance-providing-mental-health-services-inmates/

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Mental Health Among Jail and Prison Inmates - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe results also indicate that public health professionals in the correctional system should be especially attuned to the disproportionately high levels of poor mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675352/

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Nonemergency Involuntary Antipsychotic Medication in Prison

(1 days ago) WEBAffiliations 1 Dr. Salem is Northern Regional Director of Psychiatry and Dr. Reeves is Director of Psychiatry, Rutgers-University Correctional Health Care (UCHC), …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26071504/

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Mental health diversion center to provide respite and outpatient …

(3 days ago) WEBThis story has been updated to reflect the following corrections: The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities will be funded by $4 million in …

https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2024/05/15/mental-health-diversion-center-to-provide-respite-and-outpatient-care/73612081007/

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Inmate arraigned for brutal beating of MSO corrections officer

(Just Now) WEBLOWELL — Nearly 50 uniformed officers and staff members from the Middlesex Sheriff's Office filled the courtroom gallery on Wednesday for the arraignment …

https://www.lowellsun.com/2024/05/17/inmate-arraigned-for-brutal-beating-of-mso-corrections-officer/

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Maryland to hire local company to provide prison health care

(1 days ago) WEBIn June 2022, an Arizona judge ruled that the medical and mental health care system in that state’s prisons violated the constitutional rights of those incarcerated, …

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/15/prison-health-mental-medical-correctional-services/

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Advocates For Inmates LLC

(6 days ago) WEBNational and local resources related to inmate corrections, prisoner rights, and prisoner advocacy. Help and support families of incarcerated prisoners serving time in the US …

https://www.advocatesforinmates.com/

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