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| Calif. Plan To Reduce Isolation of Mentally Ill Inmates Approved |
| By californiahealthline.org |
| Published: 09/03/2014 |
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On Friday, a federal judge in California approved a plan that will ease solitary confinement restrictions for inmates with mental health issues, the Los Angeles Times reports (St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8/29). Background About 30% of the state's 133,000 adult inmates have a mental illness. California State Prison spokesperson Stephan Riley said inmates in isolation units generally spend about 90% of their time in a cell and 10% in a fenced-in yard. Inmates that are segregated in such a way still have access to psychiatric services, such as group therapy, but they remain locked in holding cells during treatment. In August, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton gave California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials a deadline to establish a plan for preventing inmates with mental illnesses from being placed in isolation units. Read More. |
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