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This site is to collect information to assist the families and friends of mentally ill /mentally challenged inmates in Lee County Florida. Contact with the writers of recent articles such as “Keeping the Mentally Ill out of Jail” (Burton, 2009) brought referrals to the numerous agencies currently working in the difficult and overwhelming field of providing medical care to thousands of inmates. This comes as research and review of Lee County contracts, regulatory policies, and applicable news feeds to administrative policies to bring awareness and understanding of state-specific requirements and policies for the Lee County / Prison Health Services.
Burton, C. (2009, July 3). Keeping the mentally ill out of jail. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Lehigh Acres Citizen.com: http://www.lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/501846/Keeping-the-mentally-ill-out-of-jail.html?nav=5100

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000

7/24/2000--Passed House amended.
"Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide that in order for a State to be eligible to receive a Truth-in- Sentencing incentive grant, its grant application must include assurances that the State will follow the guidelines established by the Attorney General in reporting, on a quarterly basis, information regarding the death of any person who is in the process of arrest, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at any municipal or county jail, State prison, or other local or State correctional facility (including any juvenile facility), including: (1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; (2) the date, time, and location of death; and (3) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death."
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http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/laws/106/publ297.106.txt Full Text

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