SOC 3740 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stellar Population, Solitary Confinement, Civil Death
12 Dec 2016
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Case involving inmate rights and the rights she was denied while incarcerated. She had severe mental health issues and was not placed in the right facility. She was put her in a security focused prison not a treatment centre although she had history of self harm and suicidal tendencies. She was sent to solitary confinement she eventually killed herself. This could have been preventable if she had the right treatment. Female inmates with serious mental health issues should go to treatment facilities not prison like environments. Front line staff should not require authorization if they determine immediate intervention is necessary to save a life. I(cid:374) e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s p(cid:396)iso(cid:374) o(cid:396) fa(cid:272)ilit(cid:455) the(cid:396)e (cid:374)eeds to (cid:271)e ade(cid:395)uate staff (cid:449)ith the p(cid:396)ope(cid:396) t(cid:396)ai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g: all staff providing mental health care must report to health care professionals not security. Female inmates should be accommodated with the closest region to their family and social support networks.
