The Post and Courier: Grim toll of suffering, deaths mounts amid mental health crisis in SC jails
Some inmates with mental illness refused treatment, pushing them closer toward crisis. They ate their own waste, destroyed their cells, screamed through the night and declined food and water. Some ...
Grim toll of suffering, deaths mounts amid mental health crisis in SC jails
ABC Kcrg 9: Report faults eastern Iowa jail for ignoring inmate’s mental health crisis
The Journal News: Mental health crisis contributes to rising costs at York County Prison
USA Today: Mental health crisis contributes to rising costs at York County Prison
MSN: Prison reform: A new private partnership to fix SA’s inmate mental health crisis
Prison reform: A new private partnership to fix SA’s inmate mental health crisis
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Muscogee County Prison is expanding mental health services for inmates as part of a plan to prepare them for life after release. The prison holds over 500 inmates, with 48 ...
Yahoo: Report faults Scott County Jail for ignoring inmate’s mental health crisis
The Post and Courier: Other states made bolder moves to fix mental health care. What lessons does this hold for SC?
South Carolina is hardly alone in struggling to care for the mentally ill inmates filling its jails. But other states have made greater strides in devising potential fixes.
Other states made bolder moves to fix mental health care. What lessons does this hold for SC?
York County Prison's budget has grown due to inflation and the costs of handling mental health and opioid crises. Local jails face rising costs as they must accept all individuals, including those in ...