Mentally Ill Prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mentally Ill Prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Author: W. David Ball
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
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The California state prison system is proving ill-equipped to deal with the state's mentally ill prisoner population. This paper examines the ways in which mentally ill felons are not receiving adequate care while in prison as well as appropriate preparation for life after their release. The paper argues that the result is an avoidable drain on the state's budget as well as unnecessarily high recidivism rates for this population. Accordingly, constructive policy recommendations for ameliorating this shortcoming of the prison system are proposed.

California’s Growing Mentally Ill Prison Population and the Need for Public Policies

California’s Growing Mentally Ill Prison Population and the Need for Public Policies
Author: Jonathan Molina
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Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019
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The paper reviews the mentally ill prison population and their growing prison rate in California's criminal justice system. The mentally ill prison population in California is currently lacking adequate mental health care and policies that can shape an outcome in their rising numbers. Despite recent policy prison reforms passed in the state of California, none actually benefited the mentally ill prison population and their well-being. The intention to lower prison rates in California after a mandated Supreme Court was done at the expense of leaving a vulnerable population behind. In 2016, almost 38,000 prisoners or 30% of the prison population in the state of California is said to be in need of mental health services. That is a 150% increase since the year 2000. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation explains that the number of mentally ill inmates is expected to continue to climb. Additionally, there is limited research documenting the growing number of mentally ill inmates in California. In depth interviews with key stakeholders in regards to this population offer the best insight in the creation of policies that can shape a new outcome for these inmates. It is hoped that this study will serve as a legislative guide for policy makers to use in efforts to implement new policies that address the mentally ill prison population in California.

Prison Madness

Prison Madness
Author: Terry Kupers
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1999-02-05
Genre: Medical
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A Disturbing and Shocking Expose-A Passionate Cry for Reform Prison Madness exposes the brutality and failure of today's correctional system-for all prisoners-but especially the incredible conditions Andured by those suffering from serious mental disorders. "A passionately argued and brilliantly written wake-up call to America about the myriad ways our penal systems brutalize our entire culture. Dr. Kupers not only diagnoses the problem, he also offers a set of solutions. I hope this book will be read by all concerned citizens and voters, for it conveys truths that are vitally important to all of us." —James Gilligan, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and author of Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic

Ill-equipped

Ill-equipped
Author: Sasha Abramsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
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Recommendations -- Background -- Who are the mentally ill in prison? -- Mental illness and women prisoners -- Systems in transition -- Difficulties mentally ill prisoners face coping in prison -- Inadequate responses and abuses by correctional staff -- Inadequate mental health treatment in prisons -- Insufficient provision of specialized facilities for seriously ill prisoners -- Case study: Alabama, a system in crisis -- Mentally ill prisoners and segregation -- Suicide and self-mutilation -- Failure to provide discharge services -- Legal standards.

Health and Incarceration

Health and Incarceration
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2013-08-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309287715
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Over the past four decades, the rate of incarceration in the United States has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights, both historically and in comparison to that of other developed nations. At far higher rates than the general population, those in or entering U.S. jails and prisons are prone to many health problems. This is a problem not just for them, but also for the communities from which they come and to which, in nearly all cases, they will return. Health and Incarceration is the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations in December 2012. Academics, practitioners, state officials, and nongovernmental organization representatives from the fields of healthcare, prisoner advocacy, and corrections reviewed what is known about these health issues and what appear to be the best opportunities to improve healthcare for those who are now or will be incarcerated. The workshop was designed as a roundtable with brief presentations from 16 experts and time for group discussion. Health and Incarceration reviews what is known about the health of incarcerated individuals, the healthcare they receive, and effects of incarceration on public health. This report identifies opportunities to improve healthcare for these populations and provides a platform for visions of how the world of incarceration health can be a better place.