Fitness & Health
Offenders who suffer from mental health and substance abuse disorders do not respond well to traditional alternative sentence programming
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COs see and deal with depression on a regular basis. It is important to have knowledge, resources and tools readily available
Judge Michael Greenlick ruled Michael Davis has an “intellectual disability” and shouldn’t be executed for his crimes
Gregory Paul Lawler’s lawyers asked the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt his execution to consider the autism diagnosis and its effects
Santa Cruz County jail paid $1M to settle a federal suit filed by survivors of Amanda Sloan, who committed suicide three years ago
The system is struggling to deliver mental health services to inmates who need it because of persistent staffing shortages
Five days after his arrival, a 73-year-old inmate killed his cellmate at the Santa Rita Jail with his bare hands
The plan focuses on limiting prison stays for parole and probation violators, hiring more caseworkers and providing treatment for mental health issues and addiction
Officials say it is the largest settlement paid by the city over an inmate death in city custody