Fitness & Health
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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
Pair accused of leaving mentally ill inmateunattended for weeks
Mentally ill inmates who act out can get counseling instead of being automatically sent to isolation cells or kept in prison longer
Thirty percent of the more than 12,000 people in the jail’s custody have a mental illness, and most of those are receiving psychiatric medications
A new study by the University of Denver states that further study into the brain injuries of inmates may lead toward better treatment options
