III-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness

October 14, 2003 "Somewhere between two and three hundred thousand men and women in U.S. prisons suffer from mental disorders, including such serious illnesses as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressions." This report identifies the mentally ill in prison-the numbers, the nature of their illness, and the reasons for their incarceration. Also in this report is an assessment of the international human rights and U.S. constitutional framework that their treatment should be based on; a review of their access to mental health services and the treatment they receive; and an examination of the various levels of care . . .