The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic ...

Nineteen inmates filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Illinois prisons punish instead of treat mental illness. Advocates say court-ordered reforms from a previous case were abandoned in 2022. The ...

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and state hospitals, California has little to show for it, according to a new report from ...

When I was 19 years old, I was arrested for breaking a window in Baltimore County. It was one of those ill-advised acts that only a teenager on the wrong track could rationalize. Shortly thereafter, I ...

Disclaimer: This video mentions suicidal ideation. Viewer discretion is advised. This documentary explores the mental health crisis unfolding inside Nebraska’s prisons: the severe shortage of mental ...

An officer opens a dorm room for a prisoner at the Central California Women's Facility. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Following through on intentions broadcast a year ago, a federal judge is ...

State Correctional Institution-Benner Township, a Bellefonte, Pa.-based medium-security men’s prison, seeks to help patients with mental health issues by training prison staff and other inmates to ...

England's prisons lost almost 150,000 working days due to mental ill health last year, up 44% since 2019. The Prison Officers' Association said it had "consistently" called on the service to fund ...

Efforts are underway to improve mental health care in Minnesota's jails, with counties and advocacy groups exploring new ...

() - Hundreds of millions of taxpayers' dollars are being saved by not hiring staff to fill vacant health care roles, the ...

Prison staff in England are increasingly missing work due to poor mental health, according to newly-released data. Prison ...