Justice Center Publications
Identifies 10 key components found in successful initiatives to improve outcomes for people with mental illnesses under probation supervision. This first-of-its-kind report provides specific recommendations to probation and mental health policymakers and practitioners for effectively responding to this population's complex treatment and service needs while improving public safety and health. (download)
Provides responses to common questions of interest to policymakers about the new study's findings. (download)
Local Program Example
Behavior Modification Treatment Level System
Division of Corrections, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex
The WV Division of Corrections has implemented a Behavior Modification Treatment Level System at the Mt. Olive Correctional Complex. Mental health staff at the facility have established this system to facilitate effective inmate management and to provide an incentive for inmates placed in the Mental Health Unit (MHU) to achieve an appropriate functioning level.
Women's Discovery Program and Safe Release Program
Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections (DOC) provides mental health treatment services and specialized discharge planning for female inmates with mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders.
Media Clips
Escambia County appears to be taking steps in the right direction -- and not a moment too soon -- to deal with crime suspects and jail inmates who show signs of mental illness.
Another costly health problem in prisons today is mental illness. About 17 percent of U.S. prisoners are mentally ill, with many of them suffering from serious psychiatric illness...
Research/Document Library
This issue of the National Council Magazine focuses on the crisis in our nation's jails and prisons resulting from men and women with mental illnesses and substance use disorders incarcerated due to the lack of treatment opportunities and emphasizes the possibilities of effective services.