Gov. Brian Kemp will sign Georgia’s $37.7 billion FY2026 budget, which includes major investments in prisons, education, and ...

The Prison Reform Trust has published a report saying that too many women are being remanded to custody by courts rather than given bail, including some who are severely mentally unwell. At the ...

CHICAGO - Nineteen Illinois inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the state’s prison system substitutes punishment for treatment when it comes to mental health. What we know The ...

Records show the MDOC's own doctors believed Joel Carter's behavioral problems, which he was punished for, were caused by his medical condition.

Teachers, social workers and counselors, who normally provide vital programming that reduces recidivism, such as education, job training, and drug and mental health treatment, are essential for ...

The BJS report provides some insight into maternal healthcare in US prisons, but it raises more questions than it answers, ...

AND THIS THE ADVOCATES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, THEY HAVE GONE TOO ... he says allows some child abusers to avoid prison. It's called mental health diversion, and he said in some cases ...

Democratic and independent candidates for New York City mayor attended a town hall on May 1 — the first day of Mental Health ...