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Abstract: 

If ever there was an idea whose time has come it is reform of correctional mental health care systems. The reform, as readers of this publication certainly know, is litigation-driven with legal advocates finding shocking deficiencies in care and federal court judges signing off on settlements and oversight via independent monitoring.The author compares his 16 ideal components to the six minimal components of a health care system. Terry Kupers, M.D., also adds what he considers 10 essentials of a mental health program for inmates.

Keywords: Brown v. Plata; Ruiz v. Estelle; Cruel and Unusual Punishment; deliberate indifference; distinguish the “required” from the “desired”

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.