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Mental Health Services in United States Jails
A Survey of Innovative Practices
SUZANNE M. MORRIS
Policy Research Associates. Inc., Delmar, New York
HENRY J. STEADMAN
Policy Research Associates. Inc., Delmar, New York
BONITA M. VEYSEY
Policy Research Associates. Inc., Delmar, New York
This study used a stratified sample to elicit information about policies and practices for managing detainees with mental illnesses in five sizes of jails. The research design involved 3 phases: (a) a mail survey to a random sampling of all United States jails, (b) a telephone survey to a stratified sample of 100 of the mail survey respondents, and (c) site visits to 10 jails. The findings indicated much emphasis in the jails' mental health services on screening, evaluation, and suicide prevention. Also, despite numerous barriers faced by jails in providing treatment for detainees with mental illnesses, many have designed and implemented innovative programs and policies for this group. The observed innovative programs and policies are divided into 5 core areas so that other jails, using the information provided, can develop a mental health service strategy within their resources.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 1,
3-19 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854897024001001
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