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Mental Illness Highly Prevalent Among Incarcerated Women  - Almost 1 in 3 incarcerated women meets criteria for past-year serious mental illness , and almost half of this group have severe functional impairment,  ...

Severe Mental Disorders Highly Prevalent in Jails, Prisons The estimated prevalence of serious mental disorders among US inmates ranges from 7% to 16%. Men with mental illness are four times more likely to be incarcerated than the general population, and women with mental illness have an eightfold higher risk, ...