Fitness & Health
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34 percent of officers who responded to the survey reported suffering from symptoms of PTSD
Will be headed up by Lynn Patrone, the former executive assistant to the deputy secretary at the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services.
Shortfalls in staffing may have prevented the institution from providing mentally ill inmates with the proper psychiatric or psychological services
Attorney general’s office opposed request, saying trial judge properly handled capital murder case against Erik Wayne Hollie
They stay longer, return more frequently and often aren’t connected with the treatment they need after they leave
The report found unwarranted, excessive and sometimes punitive use of force to be widespread
A former dining hall is being turned into a mental health treatment area
Mentally ill inmate was left unattended and alone in his cell for weeks with insect-infested food containers, a feces-clogged toilet and ropes from his shredded jail uniform hanging from the ceiling
Disallows use of chemical agents on prisoners with respiratory issues, reducing use of force used on mentally ill inmates
Eighteen months after a mentally ill inmate was found in a Harris County jail cell in squalor, two jailers have been indicted and relieved of duty