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Justice Center staff comb newspapers from across the country for articles covering issues at the intersection of criminal justice and mental health. These headlines, and off-site links to full articles, can be found below. While we try to include articles on a wide range of reentry issues from varied sources, this list should not be considered exhaustive.
The links below lead to external sites that may require registration, additional archive searching, and/or a fee to view the article.
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Police need more training for dealing with mentally ill
Telegram— "Two prominent mental health groups are recommending expanded police training on dealing with the mentally ill and development of new court diversion programs to provide care and treatment for those charged with low-level crimes."
February 02, 2012 | Law Enforcement | Massachusetts
Police get help with vets who are ticking bombs
USA Today— "The Justice Department is funding an unusual national training program to help police deal with an increasing number of volatile confrontations involving highly trained and often heavily armed combat veterans."
January 26, 2012 | Nationwide
Cumberland County may open a mental-illness court
The Portland Press Herald— "An effort is under way to start a specialty court in Cumberland County for defendants with mental illness and substance abuse problems -- as soon as October."
January 19, 2012 | Courts | Maine
Mental Health Court Celebrates 10 Years
Channel 2 News— "In the last 10 years of its existence, Washoe County's Mental Health Court has helped more than 1,000 people stay out of prison by giving them treatment for illnesses."
January 18, 2012 | Courts | Nevada
Governor supports drug, mental health courts
WALB— "Governor Nathan Deal called for an overhaul of Georgia's criminal justice system last week, especially with dealing with recidivism."
January 16, 2012 | Courts | Georgia
10 in mental health program
Clarion Ledger— "Some mentally ill offenders in Hinds County are now in a pilot court program instead of jail."
January 16, 2012 | Courts | Mississippi
Texas' failure to fund mental health treatment leaves hundreds stranded in jails around the state
San Antonio Current — "The National Alliance for Mental Illness' national report gauging mental health services in all 50 states released in late 2011 shows how far Texas has yet to go, ranking the state dead last when it comes to funding mental health care services."
January 04, 2012 | Texas
How do you hold mentally ill offenders accountable?
NPR— "Mental health and law enforcement officials in California are trying to find ways to hold violent psychiatric patients accountable without punishing people for being sick."
December 21, 2011 | Corrections | California
Ohio attorney general convenes group studying links between crime, mental illness
The Republic— "Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is ready to hold the first meeting of a task force trying to address mental illness among criminal offenders."
December 12, 2011 | Ohio
Youngstown veterans court attracts attention, grant
The Vindicator— "Youngstown Municipal Court’s Veterans Treatment Court, one of the first in Ohio, has had enough success in its first year to attract a $35,000 state grant."
December 04, 2011 | Courts | Ohio
Veterans Court offers rehabilitation
Santa Maria Times— "Several veterans arrived early Wednesday afternoon, standing outside Department 3 at Santa Maria Superior Court listening attentively to an advocate as they waited for the first session of Veterans Court in Santa Maria."
November 28, 2011 | Courts | California
After closing psychiatric hospitals, Michigan incarcerates mentally ill
Detroit Free Press Columnist — "Over the last two decades, changes in state policy and big cuts in funding for community mental health care have pushed hundreds of thousands of mentally ill people into county jails and state prisons."
November 27, 2011 | Corrections | Michigan
Mission for justice
Ohio.com— "The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections reckons that 18 percent of inmates in the state suffer from a mental illness. They track in and out of courtrooms, jails and prisons, racking up time and costs. In some cases, the illnesses may have gone undiagnosed or untreated. In others, the offenders may have gone off their medications. Whatever the reason, the illnesses trigger decisions and behaviors that entwine the offenders in a criminal justice system not set up to handle mental-health issues."
November 25, 2011 | Corrections | Ohio
San Francisco police to begin enhanced training for dealing with mentally ill persons
San Francisco Examiner — "San Francisco police will soon begin the first in a possible series of in-depth training sessions on how to deal with mentally ill or intoxicated people in crisis situations."
November 20, 2011 | Law Enforcement | California
Mental health facility? The county jail
Houston Chronicle— To this day, Sheriff Adrian Garcia says his encounter with Jerome as that rookie in law enforcement still haunts him. Had he and his fellow officers been trained in approaching psychotic individuals, would things have turned out differently for Jerome?
November 15, 2011 | Law Enforcement | Texas
Report: NC inmates with mental illness neglected
Associated Press— "An internal review of conditions inside North Carolina's Central Prison found that inmates with serious mental illnesses were neglected by staff and locked away in fetid cells."
November 13, 2011 | Corrections | North Carolina
Change possible through court programs
Plattsburgh Press-Republican— "Mike Bayer's life was spinning out of control. Struggling with bipolar disorder, he had fallen into a severe drug habit as he followed a trail that led him into trouble with the law."
November 13, 2011 | Courts | New York
Mentally ill suspects: Treatment or jail time?
Florida Today— "Police officers often are called to scenes without knowing what they will encounter. Their lives can depend on how well they communicate and relate to people experiencing a crisis."
November 11, 2011 | Law Enforcement | Florida
Justice Stratton: Ohio vets courts recognize what society has demanded
WKSU— "Twelve veterans whose service spanned from Vietnam to Iraq received their graduation certificates from Mansfield Municipal Judge Jerry Ault last month. They were graduating from one of Ohio’s first veterans courts. WKSU’s M. L. Schultze has more on the efforts to recognize that – as with many aspects of life – vets have needs that don’t always fit with the traditional justice system."
November 11, 2011 | Courts | Ohio
Committee researches NYC’s mentally ill inmate population
Correctional News— "Mayor Mike Bloomberg launched a steering committee in September to research the mentally ill inmates incarcerated in New York City jails and establish the most effective and efficient practices, policies, and treatment options for this population across the criminal justice and mental health continuum."
November 10, 2011 | Corrections | New York