Mental Health

The first 72 hours of custody is a critical period for those inmates who may be vulnerable to a suicide attempt

With the number of people with mental health issues booked into jails increasing each year, crisis intervention training is becoming increasingly important

Resilience expert Mike Taigman provides strategies first responders can use to manage stress during the long haul of this pandemic

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ABC's Dan Harris goes inside a Denver prison's solitary confinement division for 48 hours.

Israel Keyes is linked to eight murders, and police say he calmly described how he chose his victims and confessed to being a serial killer.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections began CO training classes for dealing with mentally ill inmates.

In this video, Pat Doyle discusses how officers can compassionately respond to subjects with mental illnesses. Officers frequently encounter people suffering from mental illness, so it is important for them to gain proper training in how to effectively and compassionately deal with this segment of the population.

Learn the location of the mental feramin pressure point, its advantage and its practical use.

Jails in Kansas are struggling to make ends meet with little funding when it comes to treating mentally ill inmates who enter their facilities.

Former Keyes correctional officer speaks about suicide and firing