The Mentally Handicapped/Ill Inmate

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A significant number of inmates at all levels of corrections is made up of the mentally handicapped. What is the impact of the mentally handicapped on the operations of a corrections facility, how many are there, what are their crimes?  What is being done to properly treat the mentally handicapped? What legal requirements are in place to ensure proper treatment of the mentally handicapped? What is a proper disposition for a mentally handicapped offender? As one of your references use “The mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act of 2004".

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Running head: MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INMATES

Mentally Handicapped Inmates
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MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INMATES

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Mentally Handicapped Inmates
Introduction
Jails and prisons continue to have a disproportionately high number of people of with
mental health or behavioral problem. Mentally handicapped inmates present significant
challenges in resource allocation and treatment interventions meant to help them deal with their
situation (Varshney et al., 2015). Reports studies have continually shown that mental health
problem in state and federal jails and prisons is becoming a huge challenge given the increased
number of prisoners in the country (Herman, 2019). This essay focuses on the incarceration of
mentally ill inmates; their effects on the corrections; their number and crimes committed as well
as legal requirements for proper treatment and their proper disposition.

Impact on operations of a corrections facility
Mentally ill inmates place an increased burden on corrections facility's ability to offer
requisite and legal care as well as treatment. According to a Marshall Project's report, inmates
with psychiatric problems remain incarcerated as they wa...


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