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Most Inmates With Mental Illness Still Wait For Decent …

(2 days ago) WEBAccording to federal data on state and federal prisons from 2011 to 2012, nearly 40 percent of inmates reported having been told …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/03/690872394/most-inmates-with-mental-illness-still-wait-for-decent-care

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Mental Health Treatment in Correctional Facilities

(2 days ago) WEBOn any given day, between 300,000 and 400,000 people with mental illnesses are incarcerated in jails and prisons across the United States, and more than 500,000 …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-treatment-correctional-facilities

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Mental Health Treatment While Incarcerated NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBAbout two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness ( 37% in state and federal prisons and 44% held in local jails). This is twice the prevalence of …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Treatment-While-Incarcerated/

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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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Most Inmates with Mental Illness Still Wait for Decent Care

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2007, Ashoor Rasho and 12,000 other inmates with mental illness sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging that the agency punishes inmates with …

https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/In-The-News/2019/Most-Inmates-with-Mental-Illness-Still-Wait-for-Decent-Care

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Prisoners With Mental Illness Still Waiting For Treatment

(4 days ago) WEBA settlement was reached with Illinois inmates in 2016, when the state agreed to revamp mental health care and provide better treatment. But a federal judge …

https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/prisoners-with-mental-illness-still-waiting-for-treatment

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Montana inmates with mental illnesses languish in jail awaiting

(2 days ago) WEBSome inmates awaiting trial in Montana remain in jail for months because of severe mental illness. They can't go to trial until they can get mental health treatment. …

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/01/1199077155/montana-inmates-with-mental-illnesses-languish-in-jail-awaiting-treatment-before

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Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in prison: a

(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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Prisoners With Mental Illness Still Waiting For Treatment

(8 days ago) WEBThe Joliet Treatment Center, located just southwest of Chicago, is one of three mental health treatment facilities now providing mental health care to 765 of …

https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-healthcare/2019-01-22/prisoners-with-mental-illness-still-waiting-for-treatment

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Fewer people waiting in jail for mental health care, report shows

(3 days ago) WEBBill would help tackle Colorado's competency backlog. Watch on. Severe weather moving across eastern Colorado. 1/200. Watch on. Despite improvements, …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/people-waiting-in-jail-for-mental-health-care-report/73-d358caa2-55c0-4d23-87be-50a6658ed71a

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Stuck in jail: Minnesotans with mental illness languish in lockup

(3 days ago) WEBBut like hundreds of Minnesotans with mental illness waiting to enter a state treatment program, including about 50 in jail, there's nowhere for him to go. So the 27 …

https://www.startribune.com/stuck-in-jail-minnesotans-with-mental-illness-languish-in-lockup/600348080/

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Oklahoma is trying to treat people with severe mental illness in jail

(6 days ago) WEBThe Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office still has dozens of clients waiting for a hospital bed because they haven’t been able to regain competence in jail and need …

https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-is-trying-to-treat-people-with-severe-mental-illness-in-jail-but-many-still-languish-in-cells-waiting-for-hospital-beds/

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBOn any given month from May 2022 to April of this year, more than a quarter of the inmates in solitary had a diagnosed mental illness, according to the lawsuit, in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails? It

(5 days ago) WEBSheriff Robert Luna, whose department runs the jails, has blamed the poor health of the inmates leading up to their arrest. In 2017, officials said, 27% of the jail population …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/why-was-2023-such-a-deadly-year-in-los-angeles-county-jails-it-depends-on-whom-you-ask/ar-BB1ky7LT

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Part 1: The wait inmates with mental illness endure because they

(8 days ago) WEBCrisis describes North Carolina’s mental health system. It is harder to access mental health care here than most other states, and that affects everyone — …

https://www.bpr.org/2023-04-18/the-wait-inmates-with-mental-illness-endure-because-theyre-too-sick-for-trial

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Mental Health for Former Prisoners After Release - Verywell Mind

(Just Now) WEBNo matter your situation, adjusting to life after prison is difficult and requires ongoing support. Some of the most common mental health conditions faced by recently …

https://www.verywellmind.com/mental-health-effects-facing-former-inmates-5195312

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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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NY state prison system breaks law by sending disabled inmates to

(1 days ago) WEBThe New York State prison system continues to send inmates with mental illness disabilities to solitary confinement, despite a 2022 state law banning them from …

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/09/ny-state-prison-system-breaks-law-by-sending-disabled-inmates-to-solitary-lawsuit/

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He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. - ProPublica

(7 days ago) WEBThe specter of mental decline among the nation’s judges has been a real and thorny issue for decades. Federal judges are appointed for life, and they often serve …

https://features.propublica.org/judge_alzheimers/brooklyn-federal-judge-mental-illness/

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Prison inmates graduate from college’s automotive program

(7 days ago) WEBDEER LODGE, Mont. (Gray News) – Six inmates at Montana State Prison are celebrating a big milestone – graduating from college. According to a news release …

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/05/10/prison-inmates-graduate-colleges-automotive-program/

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Mental health is bad for Americans. Depression and isolation are …

(8 days ago) WEBThe mental health advocates and substance abuse experts whom my organization has worked with over the past decade show the way. They prove that the …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/05/09/mental-health-loneliness-isolation-depression/73612264007/

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Home Page - Hudson County

(Just Now) WEBHUDSON COUNTY BRINGS COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR TO HOBOKEN RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2024 …

https://www.hcnj.us/

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Homeowners say their new D.R. Horton houses are practically …

(7 days ago) WEBBERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - Homeowners in South Carolina say their new homes built by D.R. Horton are practically falling apart.In April of …

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/05/10/homeowners-say-their-new-dr-horton-houses-are-practically-falling-apart-months-after-moving/

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