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People with mental health problems often jailed for 'very minor offences'
Professor Kelly said a great many of inmates with mental health problems are not hardened criminals but have committed public ...
Rep. Humphrey clarifies intent of mental health bill after drawing anger, concern
Rep. Justin Humphrey filed a bill to move mental health services to the corrections department, but he says it was to draw ...
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them ...
Obituary: Artist and longtime Stillwater prison teacher William Murray, 76, transformed pain into painting
In 1977, Murray was offered a full-time role as the prison’s fine arts instructor, which he held till he retired in 2003 and, ...
Houston Public Media6d
Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...
Ravenna man gets prison for knife attack on man at bus stop
RAVENNA − A Ravenna man reportedly suffering from mental health issues will spend more than a dozen years in prison for trying to kill a man in May 2024 at the Portage Area Regional Transit ...
Rise in suicides inside state prisons is ‘terrible red flag’. What is NC doing?
Inside North Carolina prisons, 13 inmates killed themselves last year. Three more died in January. State officials say they ...
The Appeal2d
Virginia Prison Uses Threats, Bribes to Address Self-Harm
The Inmate Safety Agreement distributed at Red Onion State Prison offers fish fries and movies for prisoners who don’t harm ...