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A 2017 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics noted that 54.3% of prisoners and 35% of jail inmates who had experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days have received mental health treatment since admission to the current facility, and 63% of prisoners and 44.5% of jail inmates with a history of a mental health problem ...
Advocates urge release of Tarrant County inmate with mental health issues. Cody Copeland. May 7, 2024 at 6:32 PM. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com. Several Tarrant County residents speaking ...
Women in American prisons encounter numerous difficulties that often involve mental health problems, drug and alcohol issues, and trauma. These challenges not only make navigating the criminal justice system more difficult for women but also highlights broader societal issues such as, gender-based violence, economic inequalities, and lack of mental health support. [1]
Parents of Jillian Ludwig, Matt Ludwig and Jessica Ludwig, hold hands as they listen during the debate over “Jillian’s Law” at Tennessee Capitol in Nashville , Tenn., Monday, April 15, 2024.
Jun. 22—Oklahoma inmates who are mentally incompetent to stand trial often wait longer than a year in county jail for treatment. But Rogers County has partnered with Grand Mental Health to ...
BOR, 14th. 1975. Drope v. Missouri. When deciding whether to evaluate a criminal defendant's competency, the court must consider any evidence suggestive of mental illness, even one factor alone in some circumstances. Therefore, the threshold for obtaining a competency evaluation is low.
A program launched in Broward County, Florida was the first court, to be recognized and published as a specialized mental health court. Overseen by Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, the Broward County Mental Health Court was launched in 1997, partially in response to a series of suicides of people with mental illness in the county jail.
OSHKOSH – An inmate from a state prison mental health facility could be facing a life sentence following an attack that led to the eventual death of another prison resident.. Jumal Lipscomb, 41 ...