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Mental Health and Incarceration in America

WEBAnd an Urban Institute March 2015 report found mental health challenges for. 56% of people incarcerated in state prisons, 45% of people incarcerated in federal …

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Mental Health Courts: What Are They And Do They …

WEBThe general design of most mental health courts is a collaboration model. The legal system, including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement officers, collaborate with the …

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Improving Access to Mental Health Support in Federal Prisons

WEBAccording to recent statistics, the total population in federal custody surpasses 157,000. At least a third requires mental health support. In Nov. 2018, after a …

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Mental Competency to Stand Trial and the Housing of Mentally

WEBMental health remains one of the most ignored social issues of our time. Clearly, the United States Supreme Court understands that many people who commit …

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Study: Mental Health Response Teams Have Better Outcomes …

WEBThe mental health response team also showed improved outcomes when it came to people sent to emergency rooms. Among people B-HEARD responded to, only …

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Decriminalizing Mental Illness

WEB20 Aug Study: Mental Health Response Teams Have Better Outcomes Than Police. Posted at 06:17h in Decriminalizing Mental Illness. New York City has recently become one of …

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North Carolina Courts Struggle with Mental Illness

WEBAccording to the National Institute of Mental Health, “ [b]ipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental disorder that …

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Mental Illness, Media and Crime: A Complicated Relationship

WEBWithin the overpopulated prison system, mental illness is common. About 37% of incarcerated people in state and federal facilities have a history with mental …

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Opioid Use Disorder in the Justice System: A Crisis Within the Crisis

WEBIn 2015, 33,091 people lost their lives to an opioid-related overdose. By 2019, that number had climbed to 49,860 — an increase of more than 12% annually. But …

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Explainer: People with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

WEBPeople with mental health disabilities are overrepresented as well, based on the Center for American Progress report. As many as 20% of those behind bars have a …

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Breaking Down ‘Defund the Police’ and Community Supervision …

WEBHealth professionals respond in order to treat people in need. The same is true of community members. If we defund police departments and route more money …

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A Look at The United States' Aging Prison Population Problem

WEBIn some states, the percentage is higher than in others. For example, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, 17% of Montana’s prison population is 55 or …

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U.S. Prisons Still Don't Have Adequate Menstrual Supplies in 2021

WEBIt’s not just Indiana that marks up its menstrual supplies by nearly double. That’s true in many states. For example, in Texas, a 54-count box of tampons (no brand …

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Parenting While Incarcerated Poses Challenges And Could Hurt Kids

WEBBased on their findings, ACEs cause serious health problems that can impact children for their entire lives. Researchers at Rice University recently looked at …

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Adverse Childhood Events More Common Among Adults in Prison

WEBApproximately 64% of the U.S. population has at least one Adverse Childhood Event (ACE) in their background. In contrast, 97% of people living in prisons …

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The Drug Policy Reform Act Would Fundamentally Change US …

WEBDonate Today. On Tuesday, June 15, U.S. Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO) and Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) introduced the Drug Policy Reform Act …

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Trauma and Abuse of Incarcerated Juveniles in American Prisons

WEBPosted on May 28, 2021 by Ronnie K. Stephens. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, the American justice system arrests and detains almost 2,000 people under the age of …

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Annual Prison Costs a Huge Part of State and Federal Budgets

WEBThe state spent an average cost of $69,335 per prisoner in 2015. California comes close, with $64,642 per each person incarcerated, but its prison population is …

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Explainer: The School to Prison Pipeline and What It Costs Our Youth

WEBIncreased focus on justice reform includes renewed efforts to close the school to prison pipeline. The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition published “Reversing the …

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BOP: Assessment of Health Care Reentry Policies and Procedures …

WEBBOP: Assessment of Health Care Reentry Policies and Procedures Needed. Last year, Interrogating Justice helped over 400,000 people gain access to the …

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Racial Disparity in Sentencing for Drug Related Crimes on the …

WEBImage courtesy of David Stanley via Wikimedia Commons. The United States Sentencing Commission recognized discrimination in sentencing more than a …

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The Unexpected Impact of Dobbs on Criminal Justice: Part I

WEBImage courtesy of Joe Ravi via Wikimedia Commons. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs has already forced a woman to travel from Tennessee to Georgia for …

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