Thursday, October 28, 2004

Prison mental health changes recommended (Iowa)
Des Moines Register story - "Iowa's prison employees should be better trained to handle mentally ill inmates, and psychologists or psychiatrists should be available for emergencies around the clock, a state report on prisoner suicides says. The report, released Wednesday, examines the deaths of three inmates and the gruesome, self-inflicted injuries to a fourth. It was written by a task force led by State Ombudsman William Angrick II, who took on the task last year at the request of Gov. Tom Vilsack..."