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Published Online: May 1989

The Mentally I11 in Prisons: A Review

Ron Jemelka, Eric Trupin, and John A. ChilesAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 40, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.5.481

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Mentally ill persons who have been charged with crimes present difficult dilemmas for correctional authorities and mental health system administrators. The authors examine the scope of the problem, the legal issues and treatment needs of this population during incarceration, and the obstacles in caring for them after their eventual release from prison. They recommend that mentally ill offenders be afforded the same level of mental health care available to mentally ill residents in other institutions and in the community. The need for postrelease supervision and coordination between mental health and correctional authorities are central issues in reintegrating mentally ill offenders into the community.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 40 • Number 5 • May 1989

Pages: 481 - 491

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Published in print: May 1989

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Ron Jemelka

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle

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Eric Trupin

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle

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John A. Chiles

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle

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The Division of Community Psychiatry, Mail Stop RP-1O, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

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The Mentally I11 in Prisons: A Review

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