Pub. L. 114-255, div. B, tit. XIV, subtit. B, sec. 14022 (as amended)

PRISON AND JAILS.

Year: 2022Length: 283 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 14022. PRISON AND JAILS. Section 2991 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by inserting after subsection (k), as added by section 14021, the following: “(l) Correctional Facilities.— “(1) Definitions.— “(A) Correctional facility.—The term ‘correctional facility’ means a jail, prison, or other detention facility used to house people who have been arrested, detained, held, or convicted by a criminal justice agency or a court. “(B) Eligible inmate.—The term ‘eligible inmate’ means an individual who— “(i) is being held, detained, or incarcerated in a correctional facility; and “(ii) manifests obvious signs of a mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness. “(2) Correctional facility grants.—The Attorney General may award grants to applicants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility— “(A) to identify and screen for eligible inmates; “(B) to plan and provide— “(i) initial and periodic assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates; and “(ii) appropriate treatment and services that address the mental health and substance abuse needs of inmates; “(C) to develop, implement, and enhance— “(i) post-release transition plans for eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive manner, coordinate health, housing, medical, employment, and other appropriate services and public benefits; “(ii) the availability of mental health care services and substance abuse treatment services; and “(iii) alternatives to solitary confinement and segregated housing and mental health screening and treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated housing; and “(D) to train each employee of the correctional facility to identify and appropriately respond to incidents involving inmates with mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.” .
Pub. L. 114-255, div. B, tit. XIV, subtit. B, sec. 14022 (as amended): PRISON AND JAILS. | Justis AI