Guilty of Mental Illness: What the ADA Says About the Use of Prisons as Long-Term Care Facilities for People With Psychiatric Disabilities

The application of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the incarceration of individuals with mental illnesses may strike the public as somewhat of a stretch. This stretch is reasonable and even essential, however, because many people with mental illnesses find themselves incarcerated...

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Published in:Ethics, law, and aging review law, and aging review, 2005-01, Vol.11, p.57
Main Author: Cohen, Pamela S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Criminal sentences
Criminalization
Disability
Human rights
Imprisonment
Long term health care
Mental disorders
Mental health care
People with disabilities
Prisoners
Prisons
Public services
Trials
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Summary:The application of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the incarceration of individuals with mental illnesses may strike the public as somewhat of a stretch. This stretch is reasonable and even essential, however, because many people with mental illnesses find themselves incarcerated or their terms extended or parole delayed, solely because of their disabilities.
ISSN:1540-0948