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| Federal Report Criticizes How Pennsylvania Treats Mentally Ill Prisoners |
| By wesa.fm- Erika Beras |
| Published: 02/26/2014 |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says a U.S. Department of Justice report criticizing the system for numerous reasons, including the prison’s excessive use of solitary confinement for inmates with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, is no longer valid. “The report was accurate for the time frame but not reflective of our department today,” said Corrections Secretary John Wetzel. The Justice Department says that over a one-year period ending June 30, 2013, more than 1,000 prisoners with mental health problems had been in solitary confinement for at least three months and nearly 250 for a year or more. Read More. |
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