Notable recent reports and press on mental illness and criminal justice processes

I have seen recently a number of notable recent pieces of from a variety of sources concerning various criminal justice systems’ challenges in dealing with persons with mental illnes.  Though each of these pieces likely justify their own blog post, I am going to have to make due with a round-up post:

Public Policy Reports: 

From Center for American Progress, “Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities“

From John Jay Reseach, “New Responses To Mental Illness Emerge In The Justice System“

From Pew, “Adults With Mental Illness Are Overrepresented in Probation Population“

Press Reports:

From ABC News, “The national issue of criminalizing our mentally ill“

From New York Focus, “He Was Sick, So They Sent Him to Prison: New York jails can transfer people with mental illnesses to maximum security prisons, even while they’re legally innocent.”

From ProPublica, “Committed to Jail: How Mississippi Jails People for Mental Illness“