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OT: Legislative Bureau Audit Finds Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners Inadequate for Women Especially

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Audit finds problems with mentally ill inmates By SCOTT BAUER | Associated Press Writer March 25, 2009 Chicago Tribune MADISON, Wis. - At a time when Wisconsin is taking steps to avoid a federal lawsuit over its handling of mentally ill inmates, an audit released Wednesday identified even more improvements needed in the prison system. The Legislative Audit Bureau's recommendations include better screening of incoming inmates, enhanced training for corrections officers who deal with mentally ill inmates and improved planning for when they are released. Department of Corrections spokesman John Dipko said the department would implement all of the audit's recommendations. Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch said in a letter to auditors that his department faces significant challenges...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 26, 2009 (boomark / email).