Media Summary: Program helps mentally ill inmates get better On the August 16 episode of “SoCal Update,” we see how a county pilot Thousands of people arrested each year in Texas are dealing with

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Program helps mentally ill inmates get better On the August 16 episode of “SoCal Update,” we see how a county pilot Thousands of people arrested each year in Texas are dealing with Nearly half a million people in America's In this 2009 follow-up to the groundbreaking documentary “The New Asylums,” FRONTLINE examined what happens to people ... Several groups in Shawnee County and Topeka are looking for ways to deal with an increasing number of

James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn A state agency is violating Florida law by failing to promptly transfer Since 2014, approximately 375 male detainees Advocates, judges and lawmakers say it's time to beef up the

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Program helps mentally ill inmates get better

Program helps mentally ill inmates get better

Program helps mentally ill inmates get better

New program would get mentally ill inmates held in limbo ‘competent’ enough for trial

New program would get mentally ill inmates held in limbo ‘competent’ enough for trial

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San Diego County to start program aimed at helping mentally ill inmates

San Diego County to start program aimed at helping mentally ill inmates

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Pilot Program Reroutes People from Jail to Mental Health Treatment | SoCal Update

Pilot Program Reroutes People from Jail to Mental Health Treatment | SoCal Update

On the August 16 episode of “SoCal Update,” we see how a county pilot

Here to Help: Saving the mentally ill from time in prison

Here to Help: Saving the mentally ill from time in prison

The roughly two-year

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In jail instead of a hospital: the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas

In jail instead of a hospital: the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas

Thousands of people arrested each year in Texas are dealing with

The New Asylums (full documentary) | Are Prisons the New Mental Hospitals? | FRONTLINE

The New Asylums (full documentary) | Are Prisons the New Mental Hospitals? | FRONTLINE

Nearly half a million people in America's

Life After Prison for People With Mental Illness | The Released (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

Life After Prison for People With Mental Illness | The Released (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

In this 2009 follow-up to the groundbreaking documentary “The New Asylums,” FRONTLINE examined what happens to people ...

Programs aim to help inmates with mental illness

Programs aim to help inmates with mental illness

Several groups in Shawnee County and Topeka are looking for ways to deal with an increasing number of

Inmates with Mental Illness Receive Help with New Program

Inmates with Mental Illness Receive Help with New Program

Brandy Leonhardt says the

Helping Mentally Ill Offenders Become Productive Citizens

Helping Mentally Ill Offenders Become Productive Citizens

Many

Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars

Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars

James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn

Inmates with Mental Illness Tell Their Stories | AVID Jail Project

Inmates with Mental Illness Tell Their Stories | AVID Jail Project

The AVID

70 percent of people in jails have a diagnosed mental illness. What do we do about this epidemic?

70 percent of people in jails have a diagnosed mental illness. What do we do about this epidemic?

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Program aims to keep mentally ill out of jail

Program aims to keep mentally ill out of jail

Hundreds of low-level,

Held without Help: Hundreds of mentally ill inmates wait months in jail despite 15-day transfer law

Held without Help: Hundreds of mentally ill inmates wait months in jail despite 15-day transfer law

A state agency is violating Florida law by failing to promptly transfer

Flathead Jail staff say more resources are needed for mentally ill inmates

Flathead Jail staff say more resources are needed for mentally ill inmates

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Improving Treatment of People with Mental Illnesses in Our Jails & Prisons

Improving Treatment of People with Mental Illnesses in Our Jails & Prisons

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How this Chicago jail embraces the mentally ill

How this Chicago jail embraces the mentally ill

Since 2014, approximately 375 male detainees

Program diverting mentally ill defendants to treatment instead of jail wins support

Program diverting mentally ill defendants to treatment instead of jail wins support

Advocates, judges and lawmakers say it's time to beef up the