Lack of mental health sevices for female prisoners

A joint inspection by probation, prisons and Crown Prosecution Service inspectorates has found that community mental services for female prisoners are extremely poor and in 53% of cases services were unsatisfactory

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No jail for mentally ill minor offenders

A poll of the general public has shown that 64% of those polled believe that mentally ill people who commit minor offences that do not pose a threat to others should not be given custodial sentences. Instead treatment should be combined with community service. The poll comes in the wake of the Justice Minister's call for reform in this area.

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New report on criminal justice & mental health

The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has published a new report which confirms that mental health services and the criminal justice system have had more collaboration. However those who experience both services have had differing perceptions on the results

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