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More Mentally Ill Persons are in Jails and Prisons than Hospitals: A Survey of the States
- Organization: Treatment Advocacy Center; National Sheriffs' Association
- Document Type: Report
- Date Created: Monday, June 21, 2010
- Submitted: Monday, June 21, 2010
- Attachment(s): LINK
The findings of a 50-state survey are presented in this report revealing that mentally ill individuals are three times more likely to be in jails than in psychiatric hospitals.