Colorado limits solitary confinement for mentally ill

[JURIST] Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado [official website] signed a progressive bill for mentally ill inmates on Friday. Senate Bill 14-064 [text, PDF] changes traditional methods of solitary confinement by mandating psychiatric evaluations and therapy for inmates diagnosed with mental illness and qualifying for disciplinary intervention. All inmates currently in solitary confinement will be evaluated within 90 days, and those diagnosed with serious mental illness will be transferred to a step-down unit for medically guided treatment. The effects of solitary...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/06/colorado-limits-solitary-confinement-for-mentally-ill.php

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