Cellblock Door Visits: They Are Not ‘House Calls’

Gary F. Cornelius, First Lt. (Retired)

If you have worked inside a local jail for any length of time, you are well aware of the problem of the mentally ill coming into the jail. You are called to booking for backup as fellow jail correctional officers (JCOs) or deputies struggle to maintain control of a psychotic offender who is clearly out of touch with reality. Managing the mentally ill offender is one of the most difficult tasks for correctional officers. In local jails, some inmates with mental health issues are transferred in from other facilities-they may have court, etc. Some may return from the prison system for reconsideration of sentences, and so on. They usually have been seen and managed by mental health professionals, usually by medication... read full story

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