The Mentally Ill, Behind Bars

To remedy this shameful problem, the mayor and the commissioner need to focus on three areas: improving mental health care behind bars; ensuring that all mentally ill inmates are enrolled in Medicaid before they are released, so they have access to care and medication; and encouraging the growth of an important new program that steers mentally ill people who present no danger to the public into mental health programs instead of jail.

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/opinion/the-mentally-ill-behind-bars.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0

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