jails

10:17am Sep 02, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Body Cameras Will Now Be Worn In Guilford County Jails

by Neal Charnoff

Body cameras will now be worn by detention officers in both of Guilford County’s jail facilities.
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5:00am Mar 23, 2020

National National

Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars

by Jimmy Jenkins

Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.
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4:18pm Mar 13, 2020

National National

Prisons And Jails Worry About Becoming Coronavirus 'Incubators'

by Martin Kaste

Inmates and guards don't have the option of staying home during a coronavirus outbreak, so detention centers risk becoming "incubators" for the disease. Some are scrambling to mitigate the risk.

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1:47pm Sep 05, 2019

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In Pittsburgh, Juvenile Offenders At The Local Jail Go Back To School, Too

by An-Li Herring

The Allegheny County Jail runs a full high school for juveniles charged as adults. "In this part of the building, you are a student," Principal Jay Moser tells students on the first day.
Elise Amendola / AP

3:04pm Apr 24, 2019

National National Health & Safety

County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America's Prime Centers For Opioid Detox

by Eric Westervelt

The National Sheriffs' Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.

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7:13am Apr 20, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences

by Deborah Becker

Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.
3:53pm Dec 11, 2018

Courts Courts

Report Sheds Light On The Number Of People In 'Correctional Control'

A new report from a non-partisan advocacy group is comparing North Carolina’s correctional system to others across the country.
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1:35pm Sep 19, 2018

Health & Safety Health & Safety

County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

by Christine Herman

Getting mental health treatment to inmates who need it requires money and unprecedented collaboration between state and county departments of criminal justice and social services. Is it working?
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2:19pm Jul 10, 2018

National National Books Arts Health & Safety

Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms

by Dave Davies

While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.

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11:45pm Jun 17, 2018

News News

State Prison Breaks Suicide Prevention Policy On Inmate With Mental Illness

A North Carolina prison is being accused of breaking its own policies after holding an inmate with mental illness in solitary confinement for long periods of time.
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4:16pm May 04, 2018

National National Health & Safety

Big Jump Seen In Number Of Inmates Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs In California

by Anna Gorman

Amid a severe shortage of psychiatric beds and community-based treatment throughout the state and nation, county jails have become repositories for people in the throes of acute mental health crises.
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10:21pm Apr 25, 2018

National National Books Arts Health & Safety

'Insane': America's 3 Largest Psychiatric Facilities Are Jails

by Ailsa Chang

Alisa Roth's new book suggests U.S. jails and prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill. They often get sicker in these facilities, Roth says, because they don't get appropriate treatment.

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