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Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
. The termination letters sent to the three employees provided a glimpse into the events surrounding the death of Norman Ford Hicks, Sr., a retired Houston butcher with a history of mental health issues and family ...
, there are problems. Most of the juveniles who are kept separate are kept in isolation. This long-term isolation can cause mental health issues and prevent continued education. The report noted that the lack of any ...
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
either mental health issues, substance abuse problems or both, nor those with physical medical issues. The Brennan Center concluded that “using prison as a knee-jerk reaction to crime devastates ...
Article • December 26, 2017
Regional Jail (HRRJ) was violating detainees’ civil rights and breaking disability laws by depriving them of medical and mental health care, HRRJ’s board hired as the new superintendent Ronaldo ...
Article • May 7, 2018
the call, Ms. T. Young, failed to inform the responding officers of the man's hearing or mental health issues. Keizer Police Officer Grant Zaitz spotted Pierce walking along the road, parked his vehicle ...
at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. Sterling prisoner Cleveland Flood, 38, a habitual burglar, was beaten to death in February 2010. Two other prisoners are suspected of committing the murder ...
and deficiencies in medical care,” including poor mental health treatment. Fourth, “Inmates consistently complain of poor hygiene and sanitation conditions,” including insufficient laundry ...
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
criminals.” The question came after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Plata that dealt with overcrowded prisons and terrible medical and mental health care in California prisons. [See this issue’s ...
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
and is "considering conducting mental health case reviews for inmates held in SHUs or ADX for more than 12 continuous months." Additionally, the BOP began using a new software program to "document conditions ...
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
stated Atencio had suffered from known mental health problems and may have stopped taking his medication. "[Atencio's family] said he was a good father and a good employee, that he was not someone ...
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Death Row
; A coalition of prisoners’ rights advocates including mental health groups, religious organizations, security experts and civil rights activists also sent a letter to TDCJ officials urging similar reforms ...
than recovery and rehabilitation. Robert Hauser, a professor at the University of Louisiana, notes that youth do better if they are kept in a less restrictive environment, and recommends a mental-health ...
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
his stay in segregation lengthened due to the charges. Adkins sought mental health treatment for depression, stress and confusion resulting from his being assaulted and then punished despite having done ...
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Suicides
, the suit alleged that the St. Clair County jail failed to adequately protect Scarpi, a mentally ill detainee, from harming himself. The jury award will be split between White and Scarpi’s two surviving ...
and well-cared-for by his family in Pickton, Texas. He was on the autism spectrum, had a mental illness and was developmentally delayed, but those diagnoses did not stop him from living a life ...
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
are not provided meaningful mental health care for the opportunity for release. Some people sent to STU committed crimes more than 30 years ago. With the coronavirus pandemic, conditions at STU were even worse ...
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
parole consideration for 24 months. He appealed, challenging the BPPS finding that he had a “mental or emotional disturbance, deficiency, condition, or disorder” predisposing him to certain ...
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
;his deviate sexual behavior forced onto cellmates.” Lt. Barben then ordered Mammana placed in the “Yellow Room,” which was regarded by prisoners as a “mental and physical abuse ...
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
with a private operator.” However, “if we believe in redemption, if we believe we all, in fact, gain and our community is healthier when we help those struggling with drug addiction and mental health ...
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
advocacy for stricter gun control and better mental health care, having survived a 2013 stabbing by his own mentally disturbed son, who then fatally shot himself. He made few statements about the bill, nor ...
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