Optimizing Mental Health Facilities for Inmate Populations
The transition is on.
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Mental Health
New Crisis Center to Serve Nashville’s Mentally Ill
A new 24/7 walk-in crisis center opened in Davidson County to ensure that those under extreme mental distress will receive the treatment they need as an alternative to putting them in correctional custody.
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L.A. County Okays $2.2 Billion Correctional Treatment Facility
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $2.2 billion plan to replace the outdated Men’s Central Jail downtown with a spacious new facility.
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New Franklin County Corrections Center Under Construction
Construction is currently underway on the new Franklin County Corrections Center in Columbus.
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Facility of the Month: Advancing the Mental Health Discussion
Last April, Oklahoma’s Tulsa County Jail opened a 42,750-square-foot expansion that dedicates significantly more space to inmates with mental health issues.
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Next-Generation Jails Break the Cycles of Incarceration
More counties and states are beginning to re-assess, redefine and rebuild detention facilities using a new design model that emphasizes next-generation jails.
Read moreMajor Ruling for Ohio Youth Prisons
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal judge, Algenon Marbley recently ended most of his court-ordered monitoring of Ohio’s youth prison system. Certain elements still remain, including continued oversight of mental health services and units for those with behavioral issues.
Issues in the Ohio youth prison system have been officially on record since a 2004 lawsuit and then later in a settlement agreement in 2008 — but now work is finally progressing, according to Cincinnati lawyer representing juvenile inmates Alphonse Gerhardstein.
Read moreA Number of States Report Significant Reductions in Recidivism, According to NRRC Report
NEW YORK — The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) released a policy brief on Sept. 25, 2012, highlighting a number of states reporting significant, reductions in recidivism.
Ohio Sheriff is Committed to Providing Quality Health Care for Jail Detainees
Sheriff Drew Alexander has Nearly 40 Years of Law Enforcement Experience, Having Spent the Last 11 Years as Sheriff
“In the decisions we make as law enforcement officers, we must always ask, ‘Is this decision ethical? Is it honest? After I make this decision, will others think of me as a person of integrity?’ That’s the standard. That’s the test.”
Read moreJuvenile Facilities Report Suggests Changes in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mentally ill youth in Ohio juvenile facilities should be transferred to psychiatric facilities to receive the best possible treatment, a new analysis of the state’s youth services recommends.
The state’s most acutely mentally ill youth should be transferred to psychiatric treatment facilities if hospitalized or in other settings outside of detention, according to the report, which makes several recommendations for improving the system.
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