Posts filed under: criminal justice

June 2, 2011
The Washington Post
Does cutting mental health care increase the prison population?
State-supported mental health care, like many social services, has been especially vulnerable in the recent rounds of budget cuts. Over the past two years, some $1.6 billion has been slashed from non-Medicaid state spending on mental health, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. But a growing number of law enforcement officials — along with mental health advocates — are voicing concerns that such cutbacks not only hurt mental health beneficiaries but also overburden the country’s prison system.
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Filed Under: criminal justice, healthcare, psychiatric disability, public policy

April 9, 2011
The (Wilmington, Del.) Journal News
Delaware crime: Grant helps disabled abuse victims
Delaware has a 24-hour hot line that is the first point of contact for many victims of domestic abuse. But for people with special health problems, help can be more than a phone call away.
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Filed Under: crime, criminal justice, public policy

April 28, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Co. police detective wins $225,000 award in lawsuit
After a six-day trial, a federal jury awarded $225,000 on Wednesday to a Baltimore County police detective who suffered a seizure on the job in 1996.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), criminal justice, employment

March 30, 2010
Twin Cities Daily Planet (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Minnesota: Saying "sorry" for treatment of persons with disabilities
Manny Steinman was only a child during the eight years he spent at Faribault State Hospital, but some things he'll never forget.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), criminal justice, housing, long-term care, Olmsted decision

March 26, 2010
The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Reforms on way for immigration detainees
A mentally retarded Costa Mesa man has been held by immigration officials for nearly five years without a chance to challenge his detention, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday.
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Filed Under: criminal justice, intellectual disability, psychiatric disability

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