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| Nevada to Establish Mental Health Unit in Carson City |
| By correctionalnews.com |
| Published: 11/30/2016 |
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Department of Corrections is working to ensure that prison inmates living with mental illness receive the treatment they require. On Nov. 15, department director James Dzurenda stressed to members of the Nevada Board of State Prison Commissioners that several changes would soon take place in the management of mentally ill inmates. These changes are intended to improve and tailor the treatment of Nevada’s mentally ill inmate population, reduce violence in the state’s prisons and increase safety for all prison staff and inmates. As outlined in the Board of State Prison Commissioners Nov. 15 agenda minutes, the new mental health policy reforms take place in stages. They will focus primarily on consolidating and centralizing mental health delivery services for the seriously mentally ill (SMI) as well as transitioning SMI inmates to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) and the Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC), both located in Carson City. This will also include removing all SMI inmates from segregation units and developing a step-down unit to support inmates transitioning from the dedicated mental health units back into the general population. NNCC, a medium-custody facility, also serves as the Intake Center for the state’s Northern region and houses Nevada’s Regional Medical Facility. This includes an in-patient medical and mental health unit. In addition, the facility’s Medical Intermediate Care and Structured Care Unit are available for those inmates whose medical and mental health situations are stable, but which require additional staff monitoring. Read More. |
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