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| State struggles with mentally ill |
| By New Haven Register |
| Published: 10/01/2007 |
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CONNECTICUT - One of the major problems facing the state’s prison system as it struggles to deal with issues of parole and overcrowding is what to do with the increasing number of mentally ill inmates behind bars. According to a recent legislative research report, more than 20 percent of the state’s approximately 19,000 inmates have moderate to severe mental illness. Lawmakers say there is a shortage of trained psychiatric nurses and a need for more training of corrections officers who must deal with mentally ill inmates. There is also a debate about whether the state needs a new prison hospital. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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