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• Judge questions New Orleans' request to halt mental health jail construction

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  Jail officials testified about the need to give inmates with serious mental health problems proper treatment

• DA: Pa. prison's medical staff's response in inmate death 'woefully inadequate'

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  A coroner said medical staff did not recognize for more than 25 minutes that the inmate had stopped breathing

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  6 things bodycams can do that fixed cameras can’t

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  Body-worn cameras have become necessities for correctional facilities, rather than nice-to-have supplements to fixed camera surveillance

• Calif. county agrees to spend $250M to improve jail conditions

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  The county has lessened solitary confinement, reduced COs' use of force and improved its mental health facilities

• Lawsuit: Pa. county jail punishes mentally ill

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  Inmates claim the facility offers inadequate treatment and medication, and often punishes them with extended solitary confinement or excessive force

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• Federal judge orders monitors in Ala. prison mental health case

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  The monitoring plan is aimed at making sure the ADOC follows the remedial orders

• Poem: Close Call

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  Emotional trauma impacts correctional officers every day

• Feds propose consent decree to ensure care at Va. jail

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  The rare action follows a multiyear investigation into the practices at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail

• Judge halts execution amid claims inmate isn't mentally fit

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  Wesley Ira Purkey's lawyers said in recent filings he suffers from advancing Alzheimer's disease

• Inmates claim conditions at Wash. state prison are 'disgusting'

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  Inmates reported that they have been given inedible food and that they were out of soap for three weeks

• Research: US inmates suffering dementia may hit 200K within the next decade

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  The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, people over the age of 55 will account for almost one-third of all incarcerated people

• Therapeutic considerations in peer support

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  Peer support can act as one facet of treatment alongside professional counseling, group therapy or medical treatment

• 6 steps to peer support success

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  When implemented effectively, a peer support program can be one of the best resources for first responders to access help

• How COs in crisis can get help

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  Anthony Gangi talks with experts about mental health resources available for corrections officers

• Okla. county jail unveils pod dedicated to veterans

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  The new pod at the Oklahoma County Jail was refurbished as part of an effort to increase mental health treatment for inmates

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