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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 Work

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

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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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Coroners & Medical Examiners: The First Stop in a Death …

WEBThe first group of forensic experts that lawyers should familiarize themselves with are coroners and medical examiners. This is the first stop in a death investigation; …

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Study: Mental Health Response Teams Have Better Outcomes …

WEBWhen traditional police-led teams respond to 911 calls, only 82% of people accept care from those teams. But among people treated by the B-HEARD teams, 95% …

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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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Mental Competency to Stand Trial and the Housing of Mentally

WEBThe Fourteenth Amendment guarantees all citizens the right to due process. The United States Supreme Court specifies that convicting a mentally incompetent …

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Improving Access to Mental Health Support in Federal Prisons

WEBAccess to mental health treatment and support in federal prisons is lacking. According to recent statistics, the total population in federal custody surpasses 157,000. …

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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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Breaking Down ‘Defund the Police’ and Community Supervision …

WEBPoliticians are wary of addressing efforts to defund the police and blame the movement for waning support during last year’s election. Following the 2020 election, a …

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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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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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Explainer: People with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

WEBOne of those populations is people with disabilities. And recent research shows that the criminal justice system consistently fails people with disabilities at every …

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Explainer: Three Strikes Laws and Their Effects

WEBThe First Step Act eased mandatory minimum sentencing. Title IV of the First Step Act brought sentencing reform and amended the “mandatory minimum sentence” …

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Texas Representative Proposes Mandatory Psychological …

WEBDemocrats have pushed for stricter legislation regulating the licensing and possession of firearms for years. The most recent bill, the Sabika Sheikh Firearm …

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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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The Drug Policy Reform Act Would Fundamentally Change US …

WEBOn Tuesday, June 15, U.S. Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO) and Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) introduced the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA). The bill would …

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Explainer: The Prison Industrial Complex and Modern Slavery

WEBThe correlation between incarceration rates and profit are clear. From 1980 to 1994, private prisons saw a rise in profits from $392 million to $1.31 billion. …

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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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