ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JAY. YEAH. A SERIES OF SUICIDES AT LOUISVILLE’S JAIL IN RECENT YEARS HAS REALLY EXPOSED THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG ITS POPULATION. AND THAT’S WHY THIS WEEK, JAIL STAFFERS ARE ...
TO GRIEVE AND HEAL. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS EXPANDING ITS MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM. ALL DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL NOW GO THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After more than a dozen inmate deaths and a scathing report highlighting the issues that led to them, Louisville's jail continues taking steps towards improvement. This week, ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mental health is a growing concern for those who serve and protect us every day and that concern is being addressed this week with dozens of local first responders. Thirteen ...
Stein touted efforts to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing and healthcare. But he said more work is needed on ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in the Legislature want the state corrections budget to spend tens of millions of dollars more on mental health services as a way to improve treatment and increase ...
Corrections has axed its contracts with five community providers supporting prisoners with mental health conditions. The decision follows a wide-ranging internal review of all mental health services ...
VADOC announced that Marion Correctional Treatment Center has been re-accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by ...
Over the next year, Securus is investing up to $100,000 in subscription-based training and certification developed by Lexipol’s Dr. Jamie Brower, who serves as the president of the American Board of ...
Close to a third or more of Volusia County's jail inmates have mental health issues and would probably be better served in a setting devoted to treating their illnesses, according to Acting ...
The Secure Psychiatric Unit sits on the grounds of the New Hampshire State Prison complex in Concord. It houses people with serious mental illness, but it isn't licensed as a medical facility. Since ...