Associated Press, July 15, 2014 AP Editor’s Note: This Internet article from the Associated Press addresses an issue plaguing Oregon’s state prison system and that of all correctional systems nationwide. Peering through the chain link of a holding pen at the Cook County Jail, a man wrapped in a navy varsity jacket leans toward clinical […]
By Les Zaitz, The Oregonian, Nov. 11, 2013 One in three inmates in Oregon prisons have mental health issues, and their numbers are growing, according to data from the state Corrections Department. The agency’s latest inmate profile, published monthly, counted 4,672 inmates who need mental health treatment. That’s up 17 percent from five years ago, […]
Guest opinion by Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority Right now, our state is engaged in an important discussion about how to provide treatment for those suffering from mental illness, especially those who may have committed a crime. The goal is to provide the right care […]
From The Oregonian, June 19, 2011 Inmates with mental problems are overrunning Oregon’s prison resources. Year after year, the percentage of prisoners battling psychiatric demons has edged up. Now, seven in 10 of the state’s 14,000 inmates need some type of mental health care in a system never designed to provide it. Corrections Department officials […]
From the Baker City Herald, August 18, 2010 Experts say that providing intensive drug and alcohol treatment, education and job training are the keys to reducing crime and recidivism in the United States, which has the highest prison incarceration rate in the world. In this country, 748 people out of 100,000 were serving time in […]
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