'He is ecstatic': Mentally ill inmate released from Erie County Prison to state center
Public defender, DA, judge joined to help Matthew J. Schweichler, who is mentally disabled, mentally ill but also violent, ...
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 ...
The Appeal16h
Virginia Prison Uses Threats, Bribes to Address Self-Harm
The Inmate Safety Agreement distributed at Red Onion State Prison offers fish fries and movies for prisoners who don’t harm ...
Ravenna man gets prison for knife attack on man at bus stop
RAVENNA − A Ravenna man reportedly suffering from mental health issues will spend more than a dozen years in prison for trying to kill a man in May 2024 at the Portage Area Regional Transit ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org3d
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 mental illness or... If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or ...
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 ...
KPBS3d
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 ...
WFAE3d
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 ...