Fitness & Health
The system is struggling to deliver mental health services to inmates who need it because of persistent staffing shortages
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Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoria
Chelsea Manning says the hunger strike will continue until she receives the ‘minimum standards of dignity, respect and humanity’
Anissa Weier, accused of trying to kill a classmate to please horror character Slender Man, entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
Inmates are constantly pushing the envelope, testing our ability to maintain control of our facilities and looking for weaknesses
All three Wayne County jail facilities have been under judicial oversight for years because of deplorable conditions
In 2013, the court heard from mental health experts who said Gerald Eldridge had inconsistencies and faked mental health symptoms
Mercer County Jail Warden Erna Craig says inmates need medication and treatment typically offered in an in-patient mental health setting
Defense attorneys argued that the case belongs in juvenile court due to the girls’ mental illnesses
The county joins a national trend of sending nonviolent offenders with serious mental illnesses to treatment rather than prison
A veteran could be eligible for a diversion program from the criminal justice system if they are first-time offenders in non-violent cases
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