Corrections and Forensics


Corrections and Forensics
By
Chalese Adams
Abby Evans
Cassie Killpack
And McCall Simmons

Table of Contents
History
Important Definitions and Terminology
Population Involved
Common Disorders
Where is Corrections and Forensics?
Prison Types and General Information
TR Implementation

National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and Treatment Guidelines

Challenges
The Differences of Forensics TR
Acronyms List
Benefits of Recreation in Utah department of Corrections
Legalities
The Justice System and Mental Illness



History

Prior to the 1900’s

·         Little to no recreation, some institutions had religious literature such as a bible but prison conditions were very bare.

1930’s

·         Little progress in recreational programs in institutions, generally in the scope of team sports

1950’s

·         Recreation labeled as a “distinct part of the correctional process
1970’s
·         Rapid change following the Attica uprising and similar prison riots where inmates demanded better leisure opportunities and facilities
1980’s-1990’s
·         Almost all institutions had implemented programs such as rope courses, educational training, athletic performance, pet therapy, music therapy, photography, and more
Present
·         Forensics and corrections is one of the fastest growing fields in therapeutic recreation



Important Definitions and Terminology

Forensics: Where the law and medicine meet. It is the study, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and management of mental disorders in relation to violent or aggressive behavior.
Correctional Rehabilitation:  is a process designed to help inmates become productive members of society.

Corrections: the treatment of convicted offenders through a system of incarceration, rehabilitation, probation, and parole; the administrative system by which these are effectuated. The goal of correctional facilities is to prepare the incarcerated person to re-enter society.
Felony: a serious crime that is punishable in a state facility for one year or more.
Misdemeanor: a less serious crime that is punishable in a country or local facility for one year or less.
Probation: a pre-incarceration experience. After the offender has served a substantial portion of the sentence imposed by the court, he or she is released back to the community on a trial basis.
Incarceration: the act of placing someone in confinement or prison.
Institutionalization: a person becomes so dependent on the institution to satisfy his needs that he cannot survive psychologically, physically or emotionally without the institutional setting.
Peaking: the moment that a person realizes that it is he that must change, not society or those around him now he or she can change their vital behaviors.
Threshold: a point, above or below, at which a person exceeds the norm of acceptable behavior.
Open population: refers to the individual detention or confinement of an inmate because he seriously violates the rules of the institution or he asked for protection from other inmates.
Administrative confinement: refers to the individual detention or confinement of an inmate because he seriously violated the rules of the institution or he or she asked for protection from other inmates.
Death row: the individual detention person awaiting execution these inmates are housed in a separate area of the institution.
Population Involved

1. Shows signs of serious psychiatric disturbance
2. Have come in conflict with the law
3. May have committed relatively minor offenses
4. May be psychopathic, meaning:
        Psychopathic: Usually very normal in appearance but have emotional and behavioral dysfunction; has a clear perception of reality but feels no social or moral obligation to society.
        Sociopath: Display asocial and antisocial behavior; is seldom confused with a normal person; often reacts out of unabashed desires; often reclusive, and lacks social skills.
Categories of those defined as being a ‘mental disorder offender’ include:
1. Not guilty by reason of insanity.
2. Incompetent to stand trial
3. Mentally disordered sex offenders
4. Mentally disordered inmates


Common Disorders

1. Psychotic Disorders
        Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is characterized by abnormalities in the perception or expression of reality. Distortions in perception may affect all five sense, including sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, but most commonly manifest as auditory hallucinations, paranoid, bizarre delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized speech, with significant social or occupational dysfunction. Onset of symptoms typically occurs in youth adulthood, with approximately 1% of the population affected. Diagnosis is based on the patient’s self-reported experiences and observed behavior.
        Symptoms may include:
                -Delusions
                -Hallucinations
                -Confused thinking patterns and speech
                -Behavior that make no sense
                -Emotional flatness or lack of expression
                -An inability to start/follow-through with activities
                -Lack of pleasure or interest in life
How to help-Treatment:
·         Antipsychotic medications that help with hallucinations and delusions
·         Hospitalization in severe cases where symptoms are acute and the person cannot function on their own
2. Personality Disorders
        A deeply ingrained, inflexible, maladaptive pattern of relating, perceiving, and thinking; serious enough to cause distress or impaired functioning. They are usually recognized in adolescence or earlier, continue through adulthood and become less obvious in middle or old age.
        Antisocial Personality Disorder: Characterized by failure to conform with social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeated lying, uses of aliases, reckless regard for safety of self and others, consistent irresponsibility, repeated failure to sustain consistent work, major mood swings and lack of remorse as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated or stolen from another.
        Borderline Personality Disorder: Find it difficult to distinguish reality. They form their own misinterpretations of the world and their surrounding terms. They pretend to do things to get what they want and then turn on the person they are targeting.
        Other Personality disorders include: Histrionic, Schizoid Avoidant, Dependant, Paranoid, Schizotypal, Multiple Personality
        How to Help--Treatment
·         Psychotherapy--most common treatment
·         Medications -- Help stabilize mood swings
·         Behavior therapy
·         Hospitalization
·         Self-help support groups
3. Mood Disorders
        Mania: A state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels, which is a criterion for certain psychiatric diagnoses. Mania varies in intensity, from mild mania (known as hypomania) to full-blown mania with psychotic features (hallucinations and delusions). Mania and hypomania have also been associated with creativity and artistic talent. In the most severe cases, however, manic patients may need to be hospitalized to protect themselves and others.
Symptoms may include:
- Extreme irritability and distractibility
- Excessive “high” or euphoric feelings
- Increased energy
- Restlessness
- Racing thought and rapid talking
- Increased feeling of self-worth and grandiosity
- Decreased need for sleep
- Poor judgment
- Reckless behavior
        Depression: An all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Major depression is a disabling condition which adversely affects a person’s family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In the United States, approximately 3.4% of people with major depression commit suicide, and up to 60% of people who commit suicide have depression or another mood disorder.
Symptoms may include:
- Feeling of sadness
- Loss of interest and/or pleasure in once enjoyed activity
- Change in appetite or weight
- Change in sleeping patterns
- Restlessness or decrease in activity that is noticeable to others
- Feelings of fatigue or lethargy
- Difficulty in concentrating on making decisions
- Feelings of inappropriate guilt
- Recurrent thoughts of suicide
- May be accompanied by such psychotic symptoms as delusions
        Bipolar Disorder: A psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time.
Symptoms may include:
- Serious mood swings, from overly high and irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again
- Episodes of mania that alternate with episodes of depression
4. Anxiety Disorders
A blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fears and anxieties which only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the very end of the 19th century. Current psychiatric diagnostic criteria recognize a wide variety of anxiety disorders. Recent surveys have found that as many as 18% of Americans may be affected by one or more of them.

        Generalized Anxiety: Excessive anxiety or worry that is difficult to control; it is more than just stress and is present for over six months
Symptoms may include:
- Fatigue
- Poor concentration, restlessness, or inability to relax
- Irritable
- Muscle tension
- Insomnia
Panic Disorder: A disorder characterized by recurring severe panic attacks. It may also include significant behavioral change lasting at least a month and of ongoing worry about the implications or concern about having other attacks. The latter are called anticipatory attacks (DSM-IVR).
Symptoms may include:
- Heart palpitations
- Trembling or shaking
- Feeling of choking
- Nausea or abdominal discomfort
- Dizziness, unsteadiness or fainting
- Fear of losing control or going crazy
- Fear of dying
- De-realizations (feeling of uncertainty)
- De-personalization (being detached from oneself)
- Sweating
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Numbness and tingling of extremities
- Flushing or chilling
        Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or by combinations of such thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions). The symptoms of this anxiety disorder range from repetitive hand-washing and extensive hoarding to preoccupation with sexual, religious, or aggressive impulses. These symptoms can be alienating and time-consuming, and often cause severe emotional and economic loss. Although the acts of those who have OCD may appear paranoid and come across to others as psychotic, OCD sufferers often recognize their thoughts and subsequent actions as irrational, and they may become further distressed by this realization.
Symptoms may include:
- Repetitive behaviors such as cleaning and grooming, repeated checking, hand washing, and continual ordering of objects or supplies
- Fear of contamination
- Repeated doubts or worries




Where is Corrections and Forensics?

Juvenile Detention Centers: Largely used just to house juveniles who have had interaction with law enforcement. Many of the local facilities use recreation solely as a time to release tension and energy with very little therapeutic value. State facilities usually incorporate recreation into the rehabilitation process.


Jail: Have very few recreation programs due to the short term nature of the inmates there. Mostly it is for holding persons awaiting trial or serving short sentences. A stay here is as short as 24 hours and may be as long as 364 days. The unlimited recreation options are aimed at releasing tension and energy.
Prison: Used to house the most high security risk inmates. There is often just one prison per state. At these facilities security is the main concern and limits recreation activities that are available. Only certain inmates would be able to do recreation.
Correctional Institutions: The number one priority here are rehabilitation programs. Most inmates here will eventually be released back into the community but are serving terms over one year. The programs here will focus on occupational skills, social skills and skills for coping with psychological distress.
Treatment Centers: These are designed specifically with treatment of serious mental and behavioral problems in mind. The number one priority here is the treatment of inmates’ dysfunctions. Most inmates sent here are treated and then released back into the community.

Community Release Centers: Inmates here are sent here about six months before being released into the community as a step down measure. Inmates often work a job 8 hours a day but then spend the rest of their time in the institution. The top priority here is to build job and life skills.


Prison Types and General Information

Minimum Security: minimum security institutions, also known as Federal Prison Camps (FPCs) have dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and limited or no perimeter fencing. These institutions are work- and program-oriented; and many are located adjacent to larger institutions or on miliatry bases, where inmates help serve the labor needs of the larger institution or base.
Low Security: low security Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs) have double-fenced perimeters, mostly dormitory or cubicle housing, and strong work and program components. The staff-to-inmate ratio in these institutions is higher than in minimum security facilities
Medium Security: medium security FCIs (and USPs designed to house medium security inmates) have strengthened perimeters (often double fences with electronic detection systems), mostly cell-type housing, a wide variety of work and treatment programs, and even higher staff-to-inmate ratio than low security FCIs, and even greater internal controls.
High Security: high security institutions, also known as United States Penitentiaries (USPs), have highly-secured perimeters (featuring walls or reinforced fences), multiple-and single- occupant cell housing, the highest staff-to-inmate ratio, and close control of inmate movement.
Correctional Complexes: a number of BOP institutions belong to Federal Correctional Complexes (FCCs). At FCCs, institutions with different missions and security levels are located in close proximity to one another. FCCs increase efficiency through the sharing of services, enable staff to gain experience at institutions of many security levels, and enhance emergency preparedness by having additional resources within close proximity.
Administrative: Administrative facilities are institutions with special missions, such as the detention of pretrial offenders; the treatment of inmates with serious or chronic medical problems; or the containment of extremely dangerous, violent, or escape-prone inmates. Administrative facilites include Metropolitan Correctional Centers (MCCs), Metropolitan Federal Medical Centers (MDCs), Federal Detention Centers (FCDs), and Federal Medicle Centers (FMCs), as well as the Federal Transfer Center (FTC), the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP), and the Administrative-Maximum (ADX) U.S. Penitentiary. Administrative facilities are capable of holding inmates in all security categories.
Satellite Camps: a number of BOP institutions have a small, minimum security camp adjacent to the main facility. These camps, often referred to as satellite camps, provide inmate labor to the main institution and to off-site work programs. FCI Memphis has a non-adjacent camp that serves similar needs.
Satellite Low Security: FCI Elkton and FCI Jesup each have a small, low security facility adjacent to the main institution. FCI La Tuna has a low security facility affiliated with, but not adjacent to the main institution.




TR Implementation

“Prison City”
Prison is just like any other community, just with a different style. Prison has an education system, a work place, a healthcare system and parks and recreation.
A RT would work in the healthcare system, just like they would work in any other community. They would work with those in the Mental Health Care systems in the prisons.
Goals:
The goals and objectives of correctional recreation are broad. Here are a few borrowed from a 1999 York Correctional Institution Manual:
·         Provide structured positive alternatives which can be used to fill leisure time
·         Provide opportunities for inmates to channel and vent negative feelings of tension and anxiety into positive productive attitudes
·         Relieve institutional stress (staff and inmates)
·         Improve individual self esteem
·         Improve health and fitness levels
·         Improve individual creativity (mental and physical)
·         Improve positive socialization skills
·         Keep inmates occupied and reduce idleness
·         Improve athletic and artistic skill levels
·         Educate inmates of various game and sport rules and strategy


National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and Treatment Guidelines

  • Inmates must be screened for mental health problems by a qualified health professional within 2 hours of admissions.
  • Inmates must be informed within 24 hours of arrival of the types of mental health services available and how to access them
  • Inmates must have a health appraisal within 7 days of arrival that includes taking a history of any prior mental health problems, hospitalizations, psychotropic medications, suicide attempts, and alcohol other drug abuse
  • Inmates must receive a mental health evaluation within 14 days of arrival that includes a complete mental health history and current mental status and screening for mental retardations and other developmental disabilities
  • Treatment plans must be created for inmates who are identified as having serious mental health needs and who are developmentally disabled.
  • Inmates should be seen by a qualified professional within 48 hours of a request for non-emergency mental health services (72 hours on a weekend)
  • Prison procedures must address psychiatric emergencies and suicide attempts
  • Mental health treatment should occur in private (except for high security risks) and with respect for the offender’s dignity and feelings


Challenges:

The high numbers of people with serious mental health problems entering prison present significant challenges. Adults with mental illness often enter prison with histories of chronic health problems, unemployment, homelessness, transient behavior, financial instability, and high-risk behaviors. Typically, they do not have health coverage, and they lack the supportive, positive, and enduring relationships that contribute to emotional health and stability (McVey, 2001) While incarcerated, inmates with mental illness often need housing and services different from those offered to other inmates.
        Mentally ill inmates may need extra:
    • medical attention
    • treatment, medication
    • security
    • suicide precautions
    • special programming
    • rehabilitative services
    • case management
    • transition services
    • may need to be housed in units with higher staffing ratios
Many prison officials find themselves balancing the needs of inmates against the costs of the special services. Many inmates with mental illness have difficulty adapting to the structure, routine, and social milieu of prisons. Some become overly passive, withdrawn, and dependent. Others act out their illness in antisocial ways. Infractions are a primary indicator of prison adjustment and may ultimately affect classification and release decisions. Judgements about what behaviors are tolerable or are allowed as manifestations of illness, therefore, are important ones. Prisons should avoid penalizing inmates for infractions that are direct result of their mental disorder.
        Prison staff may experience challenges with inmates with mental health problems for a variety of reasons. Inmates with mental retardation may experience one or more of the following:
    • difficulty in comprehending and responding to instructions. This can be counteracted by using clear, simple language and giving the person adequate time to respond
    • low frustration tolerance. this may lead to excited behaviors or inappropriate verbalizations/speech. Persons who can calmly redirect the individual may need to intervene.
    • impulsivity. Difficulty controlling impulsive behaviors and posiive or negative affect may cause the individual to behave compulsively

The Differences of Forensics TR
  • Tighter security
  • trained psychiatric guards
  • balance between treatment and custody
  • no external standards
  • extra attention to personal safety
  • education of long standing institution
  • isolation as a TR professional from new outside developments and research (requires extra effort to stay involved)




Acronyms List

Acronym
Meaning
ABC
Associated Behavior Consultants
ADA
American with Disabilities Act
ADAM
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program
AG
Attorney General
AIMS
Adult Internal Management System (behavioral classification system)
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
AP&P
Adult Probation and Parole
ASI
Addiction Severity Index
ASAM
American Substance Abuse Matrix
BCI
Bureau of Criminal Identification
BIT
Bureau of Information Technology
BOPP
Board of Pardons and Parole
C-NOTE
Chronological Note
CA
Correctional Administrator
CACL
Correctional Adjustment Check List
CALH
Correctional Adjustment Life History
CCC
Community Correctional Center
CCJJ
Commission of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
CHAMPS
Medical Computerized Records System
CIAO
Community Intervention for Abusing Offenders (grant abstract)
COMPS
Correctional Offender Master Program System
CON-QUEST
Residential Substance Abuse Tx Program at Draper-Oquirrh Facility
CRO
Classification Review Officer
CSACC
Corrections Substance Abuse Coordinating Committee
CUCF
Central Utah Correctional Facility
CWC
Community Work Crew
DFCM
Department of Facilities Construction Management
DFO
Division of Field Operations (AP&P)
DHRM
Department of Human Resource Management
DIO
Division of Institutional Operations
DMV
Division of Motor Vehicles
DSA
Division of Substance Abuse
DSLF
Division of State Lands and Forestry
DX
Direct Exchange
EMRO
Ethnic Minority Resource Officer
EMRS
Ethnic Minority Resource Specialist
EMS
Emergency Management System
EX-CELL
Resident. Sub. Abuse Treatment Prog. at Draper-Timpanogos Facility
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act
GED
General Equivalency Diploma
GRAMA
Government Records Access and Management Act
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HOPE
Helping Offenders Parole Effectively--substance abuse program at CUCF


Acronym
Meaning
HRC
Housing Review Committee
IAT
Inter-Agency Transfer
ICR
Initial Contact Report
IDHO
Inmate Disciplinary Hearing Officer
IDP
Individual Development Plan
IMS
Incident Management System
INS
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
IPO
Institutional Parole Office
IPP
Inmate Placement Program
IR
Incident Report
IR-1
Initial Incident Report Form
ISERP
Intensive Supervision Early Release Program
ISP
Intensive Supervision Parole
ITS
Information Technology Services
LSI
Level of Supervision Inventory
MAP
Management Action Plan
MD-1
Major Disciplinary Action Form
MD-2
Major Disciplinary Findings Form
MSC
Management Services Coordinator
MTC
Management Training Corporation (Promontory Facility)
NCIC
National Crime Information Center
O-TRACK
Offender Tracking System
OBSCIS
Offender Based State Corrections Information System
OMR
Offender Management Review
OPSE
Office of Professional Standards and Ethnics
PA
Physician's Assistant
PCF
Promontory Correctional Facility
PI
Punitive Isolation
PIN
Personal Identification Number
POST
Peace Officer Standards and Training
PSI
Pre-Sentence Investigation Report
R&O
Reception and Orientation
RA
Regional Administrator
RFP
Request for Proposal
RSAT
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
RTC
Return to Custody
SATP
Substance Abuse Treatment Plan
SMU
Special Management Unit
SSD
Special Services Dormitory
SSW
Social Service Worker
TRO
Temporary Restriction Order
UBHN
Utah Behavioral Health Network
UCA
Utah Code Annotated
UCI
Utah Correctional Industries
UDC
Utah Department of Corrections
UDC-B1
Facility Request Form
UMC
Utah Medical Center
USCR
Utah State Correctional Facility in Iron County
USP
Utah State Prison
VCC
Visitor Control Center (Wasatch Facility)
VDS
Vehicle Direction Station


Benefits of Recreation in Utah department of Corrections:

Recreational Activities

The Recreation Unit provides both unstructured recreational activities and structured activities - such as classes, tournaments, leagues and special events. Depending upon the facility, inmates have access to softball, basketball, handball, tennis, racquetball, weight training equipment, cardiovascular training equipment, table tennis, billiards, speed bag, heavy bag, volleyball, horseshoes and various games and puzzles. Inmates can use their yards for walking and jogging. Recreation also has some musical instruments available for inmate use. Recreation also sponsors special events, such as inmate charity fundraisers for Toys-for-Tots and Special Olympics.
Location
Inmate access to recreational services varies by facility. Inmates in the Wasatch, SSD, Oquirrh, and Timpanogos facilities have access to one of the three gyms. The amount of access offenders have to the recreational facilities depends on their privilege level and the scheduling needs of the facility. Only one housing unit or block is scheduled for the gym at a time to reduce the amount of interaction among inmates in the various housing facilities. Inmates in the Uinta (maximum security) facility are limited in the recreational resources available to them.
Benefits of Recreation
Recreation teaches productive use of leisure time. Proper use of recreation time is found to decreases stress - thereby reducing tension and violence. Recreation promotes a healthy lifestyle, reducing medical costs to the department. Team sports provide interaction with others, which promotes positive social skills. Through the offered exercise programs, offenders are encouraged to develop self-discipline and a positive self-image.


Legalities

The right to refuse mental health treatment.
If an inmate invokes his or her right to refuse a mental health intervention or treatment, NCCHC recommends the following:
  • the refusal should be a written form
  • the refusal should specify the condition for which the treatment was offered
  • the refusal should specify the procedure that was to be provided
  • the refusal should be made directly to the health care staff
  • the refusal of a specific treatment should not be considered a “blanket” refusal for all treatments
  • a refusal at one point in time should not be considered a refusal for subsequent care.
  • health care staff should counsel an inmate against refusing treatment when they consider the treatment to be in the inmate’s best interest.


The Justice System and Mental Illness

An article written on the U.S. Department of Justice states:
According to a report from the Council of State Governments Justice Center, funded in part by the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 16.9 percent of the adults in a sample of local jails had a serious mental illness. That’s three to six times the rate of the general population. And while the serious mental illness rate was 14 percent for men, it was 31 percent for women. If these rates were applied to 13 million jail admissions reported in 2007, the study findings suggest that more than two million bookings of a person with a serious mental illness occur every year.
Many offenders with mental illnesses don’t receive treatment during incarceration. Without treatment, conditions can worsen. Offenders can become a greater threat to themselves and to others when they leave jail or prison. This is not only a disservice to the offenders and their families; it is a threat to public safety.
Mental health cases remain a challenge within the criminal justice system. A recent article by The Associated Press highlighted the tax mental health cases place on law enforcement and emergency workers. A local police chief was quoted saying, “Because they’re [mental health patients] completely falling through the cracks,” he said. “They’re not cracks, they’re chasms.”

At the Justice Department, we see those chasms and are working to address this problem. The OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) administers the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP). This initiative helps states, tribes and units of local government design and implement collaborative efforts between criminal justice and mental health systems. The program’s goal is to improve access to effective treatment for people with mental illnesses involved with the justice system. This contact can be through arrest, court appearances, community based supervision, incarceration or in the community following incarceration.
Many law enforcement officials across the country are partnering with local mental health advocates and mental health service providers. Together, they develop strategies to make it easier for law enforcement to connect people with mental illnesses to much needed services. This helps to minimize the likelihood that they will just cycle through the system again. These programs, often referred to as Crisis Intervention
Teams or Co-Responder Models, are eligible to receive funding under the JMHCP. Five jurisdictions have used BJA funds to start or enhance law enforcement response programs for people with mental illness.
In addition, BJA has partnered with the Council of State Governments Justice Center on a number of publications that address law enforcement response to individuals with mental illnesses. These include Essential Elements of Specialized Law Enforcement-Based Programs and Strategies for Effective Law Enforcement Training.
OJP and other Justice Department components have also launched collaborative projects with the Department of Health and Human Services to find better ways to help state and local governments improve the response to people with mental illness involved in the criminal justice system. BJA joined with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide technical assistance to states to build on existing efforts and replicate them statewide.

These partners worked with the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the GAINS Center to sponsor a national conference in 2009, “Smart Responses in Tough Times: Achieving Better Outcomes for People with Mental Illness Involved in the Justice System.” Over 450 people attended the conference, including many representatives from our JMHCP grantees and applicants. Together, conference attendees discussed how to address homeless populations, identify those in need of specialized responses, prioritize populations with co-occurring disorders, use data to identify a target population, and implement sustainable initiatives. Highlights from the conference along with materials and videos of selected plenary sessions can be found, here.

The Department of Justice’s commitment to addressing mental health within the criminal justice system will continue. In 2009, OJP awarded 43 JMHCP grants totaling more than $8 million. Additional funding to support training and technical assistance efforts was also awarded. Also, many of the grants awarded under the Second Chance Act Offender Reentry Initiative are supporting mental health treatment as part of comprehensive reentry efforts. We will continue to work with our partners to explore new ways to help states and local communities improve mental health services for people in the criminal justice system.


YouTube Videos

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References

http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/

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