Fitness & Health
Behavioral Health Services has lost about one-fifth of its psychiatric technicians to the California Health Care Facility
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Currently on suicide watch, must be checked on every 10 minutes
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
MOST POPULAR
- Ark. COs save life of inmate who attempted suicide
- 3 former COs cleared in death of mental health patient at Mass. hospital
- Former inmate with schizophrenia sues sheriff after gouging his own eyes out
- Suit: Prisoners watched brutal murder. They want $8.6M for it
- Trial of COs in mental health patient death to begin