Studies, Articles, and Publications


Commentary & Reports

Mentally Ill Inmates Languish in Local Jails 
CorrectionsOne.com

When A Person With Mental Illness Goes to Prison
 
2008 Alexandra H. Smith and Jennifer J. Parish, Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illness, The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
Michael Thompson, Fred Osher and Denise Tomasini-Joshi, Council of State Governments Justice Center
 

Transforming Florida's Mental Health System
Supreme Court of the State of Florida

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illness
By Matt Schwarzfeld, Melissa Reuland and Martha Plotkin, Council of State Governments Justice Center- 2008


Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement
By Stuart Grassian, ]
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy - 2006

Blueprint for Change:  A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice - 2007

The Role of Mental Health Courts in System Reform
By Robert Berstein and Tammy Seltzer, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - 2004


Mental Health Screens for Corrections
National Institute of Justice - May 2007

Navigating the Mental Health Maze:  A Guide for Court Practitioners
The Council of State Governments - May 2005

How and Why Medicaid Matters for People with Serious Mental Illness Released from Jail
The Council of State Governments


Helping Inmates Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
National Institute of Justice - 2007

Identifying and Treating Mental Illness:  One Jail System's Story
Corrections Today - August 2007

Ensuring Timely Access to Medicaid and SSI/SSDI for People with Mental Illness Released from Prison
The Council of State Governments

A Guide to Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
National Alliance on Mental Illness
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April 2008

Ill Equipped:  U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness
Human Rights Watch - 2003

Juvenile Justice Faces Mental Health Issues
Corrections Today - February 2008

The Nathaniel Project:  An Alternative to Incarceration Program for People with Serious Mental Illness Who Have Committed Felony Offenses
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2005

Crazy in America:  The Hidden Tragedy of America's Criminalized Mentally Ill
Kim Wozencraft

A Conundrum for Corrections, A Tragedy for Prisoners:  Prisons as Facilities for the Mentally Ill
By Jamie Fellner,
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy - 2006

Research & Statistics

Mental Health Screens for Corrections
National Institute of Justice - 2007

Medicaid Benefits and Recidivism of Mentally Ill Persons Released from Jail
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research - December 2004

Overview of the Mental Health Service System for Criminal Justice Professionals
Technical Assistance and Policy Analysis Center for Jail Diversion - 2005

Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Bureau of Justice Statistics - September 2006

Incarceration of Youth Who Are Waiting for Mental Health Services in the United States
United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform - 2004

The Impact of the "Incarceration Culture on Reentry for Adults with Mental Illness:  A Training and Group Treatment Model
Psychiatric Services - March 2005

Managing the Mental Health Population at the Broward Sheriff's Office
Corrections Today - June 2008

Working with People with Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System
Technical Assistance and Policy Analysis Center for Jail Diversion - 2004

A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts
By Hope Glassberg and Elizabeth Dodd, Council of State Governments Justice Center - 2008

Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
By Monica Anzaldi Ward and Hope Glassberg, Council of State Governments Justice Center - 2008