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| Maine Prison Survey Shows Need for Addiction Treatment |
| By Join Together |
| Published: 01/19/2004 |
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A survey of inmates in Maine's prison system identified a need to address addiction and mental-health problems, the Associated Press reported Jan. 6. The poll found that 60 percent of the inmates responding had addiction problems and 38.5 percent had a mental illness. Researchers at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine conducted the survey for the Maine Civil Liberties Union (MCLU). The report was based on anonymous responses from two-thirds of the 1,900 prisoners in Maine's seven prisons. Currently, health-care services for prison inmates in the state are provided by Correctional Medical Services, a managed-care company based in St. Louis, Mo. Two other companies provide mental-health services, one for psychiatry and one for counseling services. Denise Lord, associate commissioner of the Department of Corrections, said the study's findings were not surprising and that "significant improvements" have been made since the survey was conducted. However, she added that, "There is still work to be done." |
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