inmate health care

Independent consultants cite delays and poor communication from the Department of Mental Health as people with serious mental illness wait in jail for treatment.

A settlement agreement to improve mental health services in Oklahoma county jails and resolve a major lawsuit against the state won final Senate approval.

Prisoner advocates argue the deaths highlight a need for universal air conditioning within Oklahoma’s correctional system.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its officers used excessive force and have asked the Inspector General to criminally investigate a Sept. 5 incident that saw 13 guards terminated or resign and an inmate still in hospital more than two weeks later.

“The number of people in jail waiting for treatment to be able to stand trial has more than doubled since 2019.”

Centurion of Kansas has been fined almost 5,000 times for compliance issues.

The Texas House wants to give the state prison system $160 million more to help care for inmates. The Senate wants to cut funding.From The Texas…