Fitness & Health
The number of serious suicide attempts reported by the Department of Corrections has tripled in just four years, from 181 in 2014 to 551 in 2017
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Southern West Virginia has been battling an outbreak of Hepatitis A that began in San Diego and has landed in the Charleston-Huntington area
Brian Alexander was struck once by another inmate during an altercation, knocking him unconscious
Jails hope to improve care by providing post-booking interventions and community-based services
In order to survive and thrive in the law enforcement culture, my husband felt he could not afford to be vulnerable
Adding more licensed mental health professionals at the Volusia County Branch Jail is a prime concern
Critics say the law could free rapists and murderers who completed two years of mental health treatment
With inadequate leadership one of the primary stressors for correctional officers, leaders must do more to help officers deal with stress and prevent suicide
In the past year, there have been 159 cases of prisoners dealing with varying degrees of mental illness, ranging from acute to chronic
Study aims to determine if there are personality features that make certain corrections officers more likely to develop stress-related illness due to their work environment
Correctional employees experience some of the highest rates of mental illness, sleep disorders and physical health issues of all U.S. workers
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