More Women Inmates Than Men Treated For Mental Illness

Submitted by Nightmist on Mon, 2001-07-16 18:01

This report on Excite News claims that prison inmates who are mentally ill often go untreated, and that the number of mentally ill people in prison is underestimated. It also says that female prisoners are treated at a higher rate for mental illness than their male counterparts. Anyone surprised?

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