Fitness & Health
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Dr. D. Jeremy John was fired for allegedly ignoring the requests of dozens of inmates who asked for help
In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi discusses inmate suicide and preventive measures that must be taken
Bruce Ward and Don Davis’ attorneys say they were denied access to independent mental health experts in their cases
An inmate’s family attorney says the killings cast a “bright light on just how bad it is to be a mentally ill inmate”
Making this shift could likely lead to the reduction of overall inmate-upon-officer assaults as well as inmate-upon-inmate assaults
Anthony Gangi tackles employee morale, cross-perspective training, and policy and procedure
Yoga allows people to increase their ability to focus and problem-solve, gives them heightened situational awareness, and helps them make intelligent gut reactions to situations
As more mentally ill people cycle into jails, it’s not uncommon for counties to hold inmates beyond the 30 days the state has to file its treatment plan
A segmented diagnosis is used for those who experience symptoms of complex traumatic events
Discussion of suicide within the profession was a taboo topic because corrections employees were not supposed to appear emotionally vulnerable or fragile
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