Tuesday, July 27, 2004

State prisoners sue for better mental health care (New Hampshire)
Boston Globe story - "Six New Hampshire State Prison inmates are suing the state for not providing adequate mental health care. They accuse the state of leaving suicidal maximum-security prisoners in empty rooms for more than 24 hours without beds or toilets. They also claim mental health programs are understaffed and that inmates can go for months or years without treatment. The lawsuit also faults the department for failing to create a residential treatment unit for mentally ill inmates and not installing a computerized data management system for the mental health unit."