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Mental Health Treatment While Incarcerated NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBPeople with mental illness deserve help, not handcuffs. Yet people with mental illness are overrepresented in our nation’s jails and prisons. About two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness (37% in state and federal prisons …

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

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County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates - NPR

(4 days ago) WEBLt. Ryan Snyder, who works at the Champaign County jail, says the reduction in mental health services has created a challenging …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/19/647270042/county-jails-struggle-to-treat-mentally-ill-inmates

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America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars - NPR

(9 days ago) WEBNew inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the LA County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a …

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/805469776/americas-mental-health-crisis-hidden-behind-bars

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County Jails House Fewer Inmates, but Over Half Face Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s county jail population was trending down before the pandemic but dropped even more during the public health crisis. It is now 24% lower than pre …

https://www.ppic.org/blog/county-jails-house-fewer-inmates-but-over-half-face-mental-health-issues/

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Jails in PA report mental health crisis · Spotlight PA

(7 days ago) WEBCounty jails across Pennsylvania lack the resources to address a growing mental health crisis, putting some of the most vulnerable incarcerated people at …

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/10/pennsylvania-county-jail-mental-health-survey/

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How the mental health system affects North Carolina’s jails and …

(9 days ago) WEBCauthran estimates half of the jail’s inmates have psychiatric problems. With a clinical social worker for mental health onsite, the Gaston jail offers more mental …

https://www.wfae.org/podcast/fractured/2024-05-03/how-the-mental-health-system-affects-north-carolinas-jails-and-the-people-that-work-there

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For Too Many With Mental Illness, Incarceration is the Default

(4 days ago) WEBMore than a million people in America’s prisons and jails have behavioral health conditions. Many of them probably never needed to be there. This nation …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2023/for-too-many-with-mental-illness-incarceration-is-the-default

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When a Mental-Health Crisis Lands You in Jail - The …

(9 days ago) WEBArguably, the onus to fund these services is on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. But instead of increasing funding for mental-health services in communities, the board is funding them in

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/when-mental-health-crisis-lands-you-jail/617599/

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Mental Illness in County Jail Data - Criminal Justice Coordinating …

(2 days ago) WEBWe estimate that 14% of booking episodes involve a person with mental illness. People with mental illness are represented in county jail populations at twice …

https://cjcc.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-06-08/mental-illness-county-jail-data

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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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Problems persist in L.A. County jails despite federal oversight - Los

(4 days ago) WEBJan. 15, 2022 11:31 AM PT. Many inmates with serious mental illnesses in Los Angeles County jails continue to suffer in isolation and with little treatment, more than six years …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-15/federal-oversight-dangerous-problems-la-county-jails

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Mental Health: Jails and prisons are 'the new asylums' in America

(1 days ago) WEBThe TAC study shows that it is also more costly to house inmates with mental illnesses. In the Broward County Jail, it costs an average of $80 a day to house a healthy inmate, compared to $130 to

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/special-reports/2021/12/04/mental-health-jails-and-prisons-the-new-asylums-america-polk-county-florida/5720599001/

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With few other resources, people with behavioral health issues find

(5 days ago) WEBThe jail’s former medical administrator, George Herron, estimated as many as 60 to 80% of people incarcerated in the county’s jail system suffer from psychiatric …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/07/08/few-other-resources-people-behavioral-health-issues-find-treatment-in-jails-and

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How You Can Help If a Family Member Who Has Serious Mental …

(8 days ago) WEBEncourage your family member to use the jail’s process for a mental health crisis. During the intake screening and evaluation, someone should describe this …

https://www.psychiatry.org/News-room/APA-Blogs/How-to-Help-an-incarcerated-Family-Member

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Bexar County leaders target mental health issues in jail’s population

(2 days ago) WEBWith that change made, Bexar County leadership is aiming to start tackling other problems at the jail — chief among them being the increased number of inmates …

https://sanantonioreport.org/bexar-county-jail-inmates-mental-health-competency-restoration/

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Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails – UAB Institute for Human

(5 days ago) WEBAlthough mental disability has not been a legitimate excuse for imprisonment, mental health problems are still significant in today’s prisons. National Problems …

https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2024/03/08/mental-illness-in-u-s-prisons-and-jails/

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For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs.

(7 days ago) WEBDec 22, 2022. SHARE. Illustration by Michelle Garcia. The Los Angeles jail system is the largest mental health institution in the United States, and it’s locking up more people …

https://www.vera.org/news/for-decades-los-angeles-jailed-people-with-mental-health-needs-now-its-finally-prioritizing-treatment

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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 Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates

(7 days ago) WEBNearly a quarter of both State prisoners and jail inmates who had a mental health problem, compared to a fifth of those without, had served 3 or more prior …

https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/mental-health-problems-prison-and-jail-inmates

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Many Volusia County inmates have mental health issues, official …

(1 days ago) WEB0:05. 0:48. Close to a third or more o f Volusia County's jail inmates have mental health issues and would probably be better served in a setting devoted to treating their illnesses, according to

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/17/many-volusia-county-inmates-have-mental-health-issues-official-says/70219463007/

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Wadena County aims to address mental illness inside county jail

(9 days ago) WEBCurrently, Wadena County provides a crisis line, a jail nurse and an on-staff social worker to work with inmates who struggle with mental health issues. However, …

https://www.wadenapj.com/news/local/wadena-county-aims-to-address-mental-illness-inside-county-jail

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What Los Angeles County Is Doing For Incarcerated People With …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Office of Diversion and Reentry. Los Angeles County created an Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) in 2015 to keep people with mental and physical health …

https://theappeal.org/los-angeles-county-jails-mental-illness-lasd-odr-jcod/

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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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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn blames latest jail death on …

(4 days ago) WEBTarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday blamed a lack of mental health care for the latest death in the jail, which is currently under criminal investigation …

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-04-25/tarrant-county-sheriff-bill-waybourn-jail-death-mental-health

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Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly …

(1 days ago) WEBThe sun rises over the Sanpete County Jail and Sheriff’s Office outside Manti on Dec. 19, 2023. Cheryl Swapp, a community health worker, makes notes between …

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2024/may/03/rural-jails-turn-to-community-health-workers-to-help-the-newly-released-succeed/

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Justice Involved Services - The Official Web Site for The State …

(2 days ago) WEBPreferred Behavioral Health of NJ 591 Lakehurst Road Toms River, NJ 08755 (732) 323-3664 Trinitas Hospital 655 East Jersey Street Elizabeth, NJ 07206 (908) 994-7278 or (908) 994-7131 Cumberland County Guidance Center Jail Re-Entry Services 425 Bank Street Bridgeton, NJ 08302 (856) 455-8316, ext. 201 Mental Health Association of Essex Co.

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Justice_Involved.pdf

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Washington County DA touts 'rapid' mental health evaluations kgw.com

(2 days ago) WEBThe county reports it conducted 100 "rapid fitness evaluations" in 2023 — mental health evaluations for defendants in jail that took weeks, rather than months.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/solutions/rapid-fitness-to-proceed-washington-county-jail-mental-health-evaluation/283-c0943ff6-239a-4b00-82ed-6fdf16d5bacc

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New Jersey pushes for mental health resources after sheriff's death

(6 days ago) WEB0:00. 0:53. WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — In the wake of the death of a New Jersey sheriff, who appeared to have taken his own life in a restaurant, Gov. Phil …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/new-jersey-mental-health-resources-sheriffs-death/72345251007/

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6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down

(3 days ago) WEBCook County Jail on Sept. 18, 2023, after the Pretrial Fairness Act took effect, eliminating cash bail. Mental health treatment and assessment programs are lacking, …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/6-months-after-illinois-ended-cash-bail-jail-populations-are-down-as-courts-settle-into-new-patterns/

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Special education programs shouldn’t stop at the jailhouse door

(2 days ago) WEBHis most recent program included weekly speech therapy and counseling and 5.7 hours of special education instruction each school day. But today he’s in the Essex County Jail. He’s been in

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/29/opinion/dese-jail-special-education-juvenile-justice/

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Colorado family struggles to find a solution for daughter who's in …

(3 days ago) WEBIn a quick hearing, a Jefferson County judge moved to order a 24-year-old to remain at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Pueblo for six more weeks despite …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-family-struggles-solution-daughter-court-jail-hospitals/

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