The significant surge in mentally ill prisoners stems in large part from the deinstitutionalization movement.Incarceration tends to worsen, not lessen, existing mental health conditions.disorders has been steadily increasing since the mid-1950s, with the upsurge stemming specifically from the deinstitutionalization movement that gained considerable momentum throughout the nation, particularly in the 1960s.
Fulfill the moral, ethical, and legal duty to provide quality medical care to individuals in correctional custody, including the provision of appropriate treatment and administration of psychiatric medication for inmates with serious mental illness.
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