Psychological Services in Jails & Prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
MDC Federal Administrative Facility Los Angeles - Prisoners with Children
Jewish Prisoner Services.org - How to Navigate California County Jails: A Guide for Inmates and Their Loved Ones
Educational Opportunities for the Incarcerated
- “If we never change criminal thinking, we will never change criminal behavior.”
- propublica.org/how-to-navigate-california-county-jails-inmates-loved-ones-guide
Medical Services
- ACLU Prisoners Medical Rights pdf
- Jail not the place for the mentally ill aclu socal.org
- treatment advocacy center.org
- “Do no harm” or “Do no expense”?
- International Law and Prisoner Health
- Severe Mental Illness AB 88 California
- Psychology Online
- Forensic Psychiciatry Web Site – Dr. Reid
- comprehensive guide to forensic psychiatry
- the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Estelle v. Gamble [Wikipedia] that ignoring a prisoner’s serious medical needs can amount to cruel and unusual punishment, noting that “[a]n inmate must rely on prison authorities to treat his medical needs; if the authorities fail to do so, those needs ACLU
- nami illinois.org/when person with mental illness goes to prison 60 page pdf
- Jailing People with Mental Illness
- Publications
Delusional Disorder
- Wikipedia on delusional disorder
- Mental Health.org of New Zealand
- What Causes Psychotic Disorders?
- The exact cause of psychotic disorders is not known, but researchers believe that many factors may play a role. Some psychotic disorders tend to run in families, suggesting that the tendency, or likelihood, to develop the disorder may be inherited. Environmental factors may also play a role in their development, including stress, drug abuse and major life changes.
- These disorders most often first appear when a person is in his or her late teens, 20s or 30s.
- The exact cause of psychotic disorders is not known, but researchers believe that many factors may play a role. Some psychotic disorders tend to run in families, suggesting that the tendency, or likelihood, to develop the disorder may be inherited. Environmental factors may also play a role in their development, including stress, drug abuse and major life changes.