FEDERAL PRISONS

In 2016, SAMHSA estimated that about 10.4 million adults in the United States suffered from a serious mental illness, which generally includes conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. As of May 27, 2017, BOP was responsible for overseeing 187,910 inmates and 7,831 of these inmates were considered to have a serious mental illness. Research has shown that inmates with serious mental illness are more likely to recidivate than those without...