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Lousiana: Juvenile offender with mental illness tried as an adult, sent to solitary confinement on death row.
Placing inmates in solitary confinement for their physical and/or mental safety is a form of medical incarceration. It’s extremely counter-productive due to the astronomical exacerbation
Minnesota recognizes she’s a woman. She’s locked in a men’s prison anyway.
Christina Lusk is a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake. Lusk was denied a request to be sent to a women’s prison
Medical neglect for transgender inmates too often demands court intervention
“Transgender inmates who don’t get proper gender-affirming care in prison can experience serious anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. One individual said the experience was “catastrophic.”
John Bel Edwards launches second investigation into Ware Youth Center
From the Louisiana Illuminator by Julie O’Donoghue: “The allegations are so serious that one of the state’s leading child welfare advocates said it is not
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice hosts states working toward juvenile justice reform
“IDJJ is hosting cohorts of juvenile justice administrators and practitioners from other states because of its designation as a National Promising Practice site. The Center for
Suicide Risk Among Justice-Impacted People
This piece from Thirteen.org is another look at the criminalization of mental illness in this country. “Seven years ago, the American Psychological Association shared the National Research
Sami Schalk’s New Book Discussing the Importance of Disability Justice for Black Liberation
In her newest book, Black Disability Politics, Dr. Sami Schalk, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the parallels between racial
Increased Demand in Mental Health Services Creating Shortfalls Within Crisis Assistance
(Eugene, OR) Eugene’s alternatives to armed police response, including White Bird Clinic’s nationally lauded CAHOOTS program, are an example of best practices but aren’t without