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Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...
Rise in suicides inside state prisons is ‘terrible red flag’. What is NC doing?
Inside North Carolina prisons, 13 inmates killed themselves last year. Three more died in January. State officials say they ...
NEOMED to launch mental health course after state approval
Northeast Ohio Medical University will soon be able to train students to meet the shortage of mental health providers in Ohio ...
Rep. Humphrey clarifies intent of mental health bill after drawing anger, concern
Rep. Justin Humphrey filed a bill to move mental health services to the corrections department, but he says it was to draw ...
Inmate who stabbed prison guard in the eye seeks to avoid returning to Pa. for trial
WILLIAMSPORT — The inmate charged with stabbing an Allenwood Federal Penitentiary corrections officer in the eye in 2020 ...
KY3 Digital Extra: Missourians waiting in jail for court-ordered mental health care reaches all-time high
KY3 Digital Extra: Missourians waiting in jail for court-ordered mental health care reaches all-time high SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri’s mental health crisis has been felt in the jail and prison ...
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Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
After more than a decade cycling through juvenile detention, foster care placements, and state prisons, Valdez realizes now that treatment for his mental health conditions would have made life on ...