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Severe Mental Disorders Highly Prevalent in Jails, Prisons

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, ...