News video of guards pepper spraying Smith in her cell, drew widespread criticism of how
the prison system handles mentally ill offenders. In the probe that followed, both Sapers and …

Canada's federal penitentiaries are also struggling with physical infrastructure and design
limitations that compromise the delivery of programs and services needed to address the …

Nevertheless, prison sta would conclude that Rudd wasn't ill enough to require regular
treatment. e next day, a psychologist wrote that he would be moved out of the suicide-watch …

The current push to get tough on crime will likely increase rates of incarceration1—and
consequently increase the numbers of prisoners with mental illnesses. If we want to stop …

First, their backgrounds often include family dysfunction, low socioeconomic status,
substance abuse, little education and an inordinate rate of mental health problems. Second …

Mental illness, ranging from acute anxiety to schizophrenia, is endemic in prisons and jails
(Gostlin, Vanchieri, & Pope, 2007). Unlike their free-world counterparts, incarcerated people …

At year-end 2012, the United States incarcerated an estimated 1571013 prisoners (Carson
and Golinelli, 2013) and worldwide there are over 10 million prisoners (Fazel and Seewald …

Objective Consider the unique features and challenges of prison psychiatry. Conclusions A
Prison Mental Health Network within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of …

An increasing number of individuals with mental illness are now treated in correctional
environments instead of community settings. In the incarcerated population, prevalence …

Prisons have become de facto psychiatric treatment facilities. Along with jails, they are now
major providers of behavioral healthcare services in the United States (American Psychiatric …