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There are now about 1.4 million adults incarcerated in federal prisons and jails. About twice this many people are on parole. Prison and jail mental health statistics show that about half of all inmates have mental health problems, with about 15% considered severe. Serious mental disorders include bipolar, schizophrenia, psychotic and delusional disorders. Health care advocates say many of these people are in prison because there are not enough mental hospitals available for treatment. They say that since the mental health industry began deinstitutionalizing patients many years ago, our mentally ill have few places to go for treatment and many get into trouble with the law.
Mental health advocates claim that many inmates in jail today could conceivably be patients in mental hospitals if this option still existed. They claim many of these patient/inmates are caught in a “revolving door,” repeatedly entering and exiting overcrowded hospitals, jails and the community. The Coronavirus epidemic, running rampant in cellblocks, has also spread among our prison population. Of the roughly 123,000 federal inmates, 1,600 have tested positive for the virus and 130 have died. Many have been released from custody to safer abodes.
Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.3514 - Humane Correctional Health Care Act (117th Congress 2021-2022)
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster (NH) |
- I oppose reforming current prison inmate health policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA).
- I support allowing states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid, and report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Ann Kuster (NH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support allowing states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid, and report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Ann Kuster (NH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Ann Kuster (NH) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider either reintroducing H.R.3514 - Humane Correctional Health Care Act (117th Congress 2021-2022), or a similar version thereof.
- Human Rights Watch
If elected as a trustee, Human Rights Watch will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to contribute to litigation directed at ensuring proper medical care for prison inmates.
About: Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
June 12, 2023 |
| Poll Closing Date |
June 18, 2023 |
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