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New Study: 65% of Severely Mentally Ill Inmates Untreated

April 7, 2010

Two-thirds of Michigan prisoners with severe mental illness get no treatment behind bars, a University of Michigan study says. Brant Fries, principal investigator of the study, informed TAC the study recommends the use of a one-hour screening method to indentify mentally ill inmates as they are processed.

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New Study: 65% of Severely Mentally Ill Inmates Untreated

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