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Treatment Denied: The Mental Health Crisis in Federal Prisons

Source: The Marshall Project

Resource Type: Website or Webpage Article

Focus Population: People with Criminal Justice System Involvement, People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Mental Health Treatment

The Bureau of Prisons set higher standards for psychiatric care. But instead of helping more inmates, the agency dropped thousands from its caseload, data shows.

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