Fitness & Health
Llicensed 50-bed correctional treatment center will provide temporary care for inmates suffering a mental health crisis
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Psychiatrists prepare criminal defendants for trial using innovative therapies such as make-believe hearings, where patients and clinicians played the key courtroom roles
Anti-psychotics still account for nearly $1 of every $5 spent on pharmaceuticals purchased for the state prison system
Lawyers for California argued in court that after 18 years of federal oversight and billions of dollars in state spending, the care now meets the requirements of the U.S. Constitution
Network said the Pennsylvania DOC confines about 800 inmates with mental illnesses in horrific conditions with inadequate mental health treatment
Texas has an extreme shortage of mental health services, leading to many to end up in jail when they need help
New building will provide outpatient treatment for mentally ill inmates who do not require 24-hour care
Ashley Smith killed herself in her cell, while officers watched
Official: “Jail is becoming the holding facility for the mentally ill”
More than 50 correctional nurse leaders present their top picks for news stories of the past year
A judge ordered her to be held without bail while she undergoes psychiatric exam
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