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April 10, 2014

Study: Prisons Hold Ten Times More Mentally Ill Than Psychiatric Facilities 
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And a new study has found there are 10 times more people with severe
mental illness in U.S. prisons than in psychiatric facilities. The
Treatment Advocacy Center says more than 356,000 people with serious
conditions, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are behind
bars. In 44 states, prisons hold more people "with serious mental
illness than the largest remaining state psychiatric hospital." Mentally
ill prisoners also face a number of violations and abuses that are
causing disproportionate rates of suicide.

 

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