National overview of mental health issues in corrections

Title from cover of PDF document (viewed Sept. 26, 2005).; "September 6, 2005."; Includes bibliographic references (p. 5-6).; Harvested from the web on 9/27/05Section I: Overview of issues and broad recommendations impacting the topic ; Complexity of mental illness ; Care of the mentally ill as a state responsibility ; Percentage of inmates who need psychiatric intervention ; Identification criteria ; Risk assessment ; Classifications of mental illnesses ; Outdated data systems ; Inconsistent terminology ; Need for best practices ; Management and treatment ; Staff training ; Re-entry planning ; Litigation ; Fiscal research.; Section II: Summary points and key statements (from the National Institute of Corrections for the U.S. Department of Justice) ; Screening and assessment ; Treatment ; Seclusion, segregation, and restraints ; Suicide prevention ; Treating women offenders ; Psychopharmacological intervention for psychiatric disorders ; Transitional services ; Special populations.; Section III: Review and comparison of care, corrections, and programs for seriously mentally ill inmates found in some states ; Alaska ; California ; Iowa ; Connecticut ; State programs for managing disruptive and high-risk inmates.Overview of the care, corrections, and programs provided to incarcerated people with mental illness who are living in state penal institutions and emerging as parolees.Overview of the care, corrections, and programs provided to incarcerated people with mental illness who are living in state penal institutions and emerging as parolees