Mental Health

Suicide attempts at the jail have been cut in half since the program was implemented

The officer was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures

Prisons are so understaffed, said an anonymous CO, that inmates have been recruited to help monitor other prisoners on suicide watch

Andre Bacsa made headlines earlier this week for assaulting 3 inmates in 17 days; at least 1 has a mental illness

Ohio passed the law banning the death penalty for seriously mentally ill inmates earlier this year

The suit alleges that staff were put at risk when inmates without mental health conditions were illegally transferred to the prison's mental health unit

Free educational videos provide inmates with access to vital self-improvement tools

Lawyers say too many mentally ill patients spend months in jail, where they suffer while awaiting medical attention

Tarrant County's largest mental health provider is the jail, but a new program hopes to change that

Jamal Sutherland died in January after deputies repeatedly used stun guns and kneeled on his back to restrain him

The hearings are the next step in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and others

The training module aims to educate family members about how to help loved ones in law enforcement and corrections who may be struggling

Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson says she expects to decide whether to file charges by the end of June