The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply.

Exclusive: After years languishing on indefinite jail terms, hundreds of prisoners' mental health has deteriorated to the ...

An estimated two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Most receive no treatment for their mental health issues ...

Correctional Officer Thomas Grady, left, with the Salinas Valley Resource Team, walks through B Ward on March 6, 2025, where murals of comic book characters adorn the walls of the maximum security ...

In a letter this week to Gov. Maura Healey and her public safety secretary, a state senator described a “potential homicide” ...

Almost a third of prison officers at HMP Garth took at least one day off for mental health reasons last year, the fourth highest percentage in England. The figures relating to the high-security prison ...

Efforts are underway to improve mental health care in Minnesota's jails, with counties and advocacy groups exploring new ...

Eric Kania, MD, who has been a psychiatrist at Baumettes Prison in Marseille, France, for 25 years, has witnessed an increasing proportion of inmates being treated for psychiatric disorders. In an ...

Prosecutors said Amit Netanel used the Kik messaging app to obtain and share images and videos of child sexual abuse. It ...