Mentally Ill Inmates: BOP Plans to Improve Screening and Care in Federal Prisons and Jails

GGD-92-13 Published: Nov 20, 1991. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the treatment and identification of mentally ill inmates housed in Bureau of Prisons (BOP)-operated prisons and jails.

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Justice and Law Enforcement

Correctional facilitiesCorrectional personnelEmotionally disturbed personsstate relationsStaff utilizationMental health care servicesPeople with disabilitiesPrisonersRehabilitation programsMental health