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Mental Health: A challenge beyond our reach?
Placement in restrictive housing is often an attempt to protect inmates, but it can have the opposite effect, particularly for those who suffer from mental illness.
Suicide Prevention Starts at Intake
While there is no validated intake screener available today, experts agree that there are eight key factors that should be included in an effective suicide screening at intake.
Are you protecting your most vulnerable inmates?
We can use assessment tools not only to appropriately place inmates with mental illnesses, but also those around them.
Jails: Epicenter of the U.S. Fight Against Addictions
We’ve been working with jails across the country for over three decades, and we’ve seen the shifts and changes over time. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for jails, but a few things are clear.
Will Jails be the Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis?
What is the jail’s role in treatment and intervention? What’s best for individuals, communities, and public safety?
It’s Time to Review Your Restrictive Housing Procedures
Constant vigilance of restrictive housing procedures and practices is necessary. Building an ongoing review process to look at risk conditions and determine what’s changed is needed.