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Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

2020

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State Prisons Turning Into De Facto Mental Health Institutes: A Comparative Look At The Illinois And Nebraska State Prison Systems, Margaret Kramer Nov 2020

State Prisons Turning Into De Facto Mental Health Institutes: A Comparative Look At The Illinois And Nebraska State Prison Systems, Margaret Kramer

Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

This Comment discusses the systems of approaching mental health in Nebraska and Illinois state prison systems. Starting with how prison systems became some of the largest de facto mental health institutes in the country after deinstitutionalization happened on a national scale. It will then provide the guidelines and regulations in place for both Nebraska and Illinois. This Comment will then discuss what regulations would be most beneficial and how some of these can help in continuing after an individual is released from prison.


Table Of Contents & Masthead, Northern Illinois University Law Review Online Supplement, Vol. 12, No. 1, Fall 2020, Northern Illinois University Law Review Nov 2020

Table Of Contents & Masthead, Northern Illinois University Law Review Online Supplement, Vol. 12, No. 1, Fall 2020, Northern Illinois University Law Review

Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

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