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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.
The First 72 Hours & the Dangers that Loom
One of the primary ways jails can limit their liability, accurately classify inmates, and efficiently handle the influx of inmates is by implementing a good initial classification process.
On the Rise: The Cost of Mental Health Care
Those of us who work in jails or prisons don’t need research studies to tell us what we already know: Mental illness in the justice system is a serious problem. And we’re not equipped to fix it.