Prisons are designed to house people who have broken the law and to remove them from free society. Inmates are locked away for a set period of time and have very limited freedoms during their incarceration. While every prison serves the same basic purpose, there are many different types of prisons. Juvenile An individual under…
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.
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 ...
For many inmates, running has become a lifeline, improving mental health and providing structure. Inmates organized and completed a full marathon, a rare accomplishment inside prison walls. The ...
IOL on MSN: Prison reform: A new private partnership to fix SA’s inmate mental health crisis
Johnson & Johnson and the Department of Correctional Services have launched a partnership to improve mental health care in South African prisons, addressing critical issues and aiming for better ...
Prison reform: A new private partnership to fix SA’s inmate mental health crisis
The Indianapolis Star: This prison had a suicide crisis. Then it lost its mental health staff.
Indiana State Prison has seen more suicides than any prison in the state. Nearly all of the mental health employees at the prison left within weeks, even days, of each other. The former employees said ...
This prison had a suicide crisis. Then it lost its mental health staff.