Insane : America's criminal treatment of mental illness / Alisa Roth.

An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roth, Alisa (Author)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English.
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:vi, 312 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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