Fitness & Health
The prison’s clinic is one of many initiatives that Erie County officials have taken to handle an influx of seriously mentally ill individuals pouring into the prison and Erie County courtrooms
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The wearable fitness products simplify keeping track of one’s daily activities
Lawmakers peppered correction, health officials with questions on how to reduce violence and better care for a growing mentally ill inmate population
Inmates with serious mental illnesses won’t be placed in solitary confinement in Colorado under a new law
Says jail has become dumping ground for people who need mental health care
He outlined a number of measures to bring down the sudden spike in violence in New York jails
A Muslim chaplain at the State Correctional Institution in Coal Township has filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections and prison authorities after being allegedly held against his will at the prison
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the creation of a task force that seeks to reduce the number of mentally ill inmates in New York City’s jails
Raised new questions about the New York City jail system’s ability to deal with a burgeoning number of mentally ill people
About 40 percent of Rikers Island inmates have a diagnosed mental illness
Another mentally ill inmate death at Rikers points to an ongoing problem