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Inmate mental health services and state hospital backlogs
Summary
131 of 413 inmates are on psychotropic medications, 14 with severe mental illness, and six inmates have been waiting months for state DCF hospital beds. A new master's-level social worker position is doing 894 mental health rounds a month.
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Last discussed Sep 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
✅Who benefits
Inmates with mental illness and the staff who manage them benefit from the added clinical support.
⚠️Who could be affected
Inmates found incompetent or in need of state hospital care wait months in jail for a DCF bed.
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