Mental Illness A Monumental Prison Problem

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Mississippi man with mental illness jailed for 20 days without charges
The head of Mississippi’s Department of Mental Health recently told lawmakers that people who aren’t charged with a crime are spending less time in jail than they used to. But that’s not always the ...
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The first week after prison is the deadliest for ex-inmates
People who end up in prison have higher rates of infections such as HIV and hepatitis; cognitive disabilities; mental illness and addictions. Prisoners tend to have several of these problems, often ...
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71-year-old suffering from terminal illness dies in custody at Harris County Jail, deputies say
An inmate serving time at the Harris County Jail died at the hospital on Tuesday, according to the sheriff's office. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 71-year-old Harold Shell was sent to Beb ...
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Preventing deaths after prison release
There has always been a tension between criminal justice and public health. Prison can have adverse impacts in relation to social integration after release and can exacerbate health inequalities.1,2 ...
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Study: People in prison around the world have higher rates of mental illness
Members of the prison population globally had a range of complex and often overlapping physical and mental health conditions.
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By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will return to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. The first day of Trump’s history-making trial in Manhattan ended with no one yet chosen to be on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates.
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Daily Horoscope for April 16, 2024
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General Daily Insight for April 16, 2024 The head might challenge the heart today. We can blame one aspect for this: the emotional Moon in proud Leo opposing intellectual Mercury in detached Aquarius. While our minds might be telling us to let go, to stay calm and stoic in the face of an intense situation, our hearts are likely bursting with dramatic emotional responses.
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An accounting firm hired to vet Truth Social's financials quit after less than a year because it no longer wanted to be linked t
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Giants rally with 3 runs in 7th to beat NL-worst Marlins; Miami manager Skip Schumaker tossed
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday - 04/15/2024 - 09:43 PM
MIAMI — Jung Hoo Lee had two hits, including a tying single in the seventh inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame an early three-run deficit to beat the NL-worst Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night. The Marlins fell to 3-14, and their frustration boiled over in the bottom of the eighth when plate umpire Laz Díaz ejected manager Skip Schumaker. First, Schumaker emerged from the dugout and had a heated exchange with Díaz but wasn’t tossed.
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Shocking twist in carjacking of South Florida woman leads to arrest of deputy
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday - 04/15/2024 - 07:26 PM
The horrific saga of a South Florida woman carjacked at gunpoint in Winter Springs last week and later found dead took a bizarre turn Monday when Seminole authorities linked the case to the recent arrest of an Orange County deputy and the brutal death of a tow truck driver, who was shot at least 100 times. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said Monday that investigators are still searching for the people involved in the April 11 carjacking of Katherine Guerrero De Aguasvivas, 31, of Homestead.
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