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Prison Is a Revolving Door for the Mentally Ill
Health & Wellness  (tags: mental illness, prisons )

Kristi
- 368 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Prisons often have been described as the largest mental hospitals in the country. A study confirms that perception and suggests that, without more appropriate treatment, many mentally ill inmates are the most likely criminals to be repeat offenders.
Grant Will Aid Inmates Who Are Mentally Ill
Health & Wellness  (tags: mental illness, prisons, grant, assistancetotheincarceratedmentallyill, aid, mental disorders )

Sara
- 371 days ago - charlotteobserver.com
Durham mental health professionals think nonviolent inmates who are mentally ill need treatment more than a stay in jail or prison. Thanks to a federal grant, they'll be able to help such inmates quicker.
Deadly Staph Infection 'Superbug' Has a Dangerous Foothold in U.S. Jails
Health & Wellness  (tags: MRSA, Staph, prisons, unsanitary, no soap, over crowding, warning, treatment, safety, science, prevention, protection, humans, government, healthcare, disease, alert, society, risks, illness, interesting, health )

Lisa
- 732 days ago - alternet.org
With 19,000 deaths attributed to staph infections annually, there's cause for serious alarm. So why aren't we talking about our nightmarish prison system, the biggest incubator of them all?
   

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