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• Execution of Mentally Ill Murderer Blocked in Texas

  The execution of a man convicted of killing his in-laws in the presence of his wife and young daughter was blocked by a divided Supreme Court on the basis of "a severe documented illness that is the source of gross delusions." Article here. Posted Jun 29 2007, 09:24 AM by CC Pro with Filed under: mentally ill, Capital punishment

• New BJS Report on Mental Health Problems

  The Bureau of Justice Statistics has just released " Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates ." Among the findings are that inmates with mental health problems had served more incarcerations, and female inmates had higher rates of... Posted Sep 06 2006, 03:05 PM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: mentally ill

• NPR Airs Story on Mental Health Courts

  The Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project notes, " National Public Radio's All Things Considered recently aired a story on the efforts of mental health courts to respond to individuals with mental illness who come into contact with... Posted Aug 23 2006, 01:34 PM by Connie Clem with Filed under: mentally ill