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Punishment for Symptoms: Disciplinary Hearings for Mentally Ill Inmates  


Author:  James L. Knoll, M.D. .


Source: Volume 09, Number 05, January/February 2008 , pp.65-68(4)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

As a result of their symptoms, mentally ill offenders are often subject to disciplinary hearings that may result in both a deprivation of liberty, and a deprivation of appropriate mental health care by removal to a non-treatment oriented punitive setting.

Keywords: Testimony Checklist for Mental Health at Disciplinary Hearings

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