Insane America's criminal treatment of mental illness

An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach.

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Main Author: Roth, Alisa (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach.
Physical Description:vi, 312 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index.
ISBN:9780465094196
0465094198
Author Notes:Alisa Roth is the mental health correspondent for Minnesota Public Radio and frequent contributor to various NPR programs. A Soros Justice Fellow, her work has also appeared in the New York Review of Books and New York Times . She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.