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Tier Talk Podcast: Are prisons turning into mental health hospitals?

Anthony Gangi sits down with Dr. Annette Hanson, psychiatrist and author of “Committed”

In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi sits down with Dr. Annette Hanson, psychiatrist and author of “Committed.” Listen in as they discuss psychiatric care in today’s prisons, force medication protocols and the increase of special needs inmates.

Are prisons replacing our mental health facilities? If so, how will that impact correctional staff who work directly with the mentally ill?

Tier Talk, hosted by Corrections1 columnist Anthony Gangi, features interviews with industry experts, conversations about hot topics and pressing issues, and offers lessons to new staff and old about the evolving and ever-changing field of corrections.
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