The escalating mentally ill population in prisons has created unique challenges for correctional systems, Colorado being no exception with 25% of its incarcerated population having mental health needs. This study examined correctional offenders with mental illness (OMIs) and found a growing number of OMIs in Colorado's prison system. Not only is…

This article is a sequel to previous "Journal of Correctional Education" articles providing teaching strategy suggestions for correctional educators. The self actualized correctional educator employs teaching strategies which do not rely on the correctional institution for implementation. Thus, he/she is freed from bureaucratic and custody issues,…

Objective: To explore the barriers to positive mental health in a group of young offenders. Design: A qualitative approach was used to provide insight into the ways in which mental health for young offenders is experienced and managed. Setting: A Young Offenders Institute (YOI) accommodating males aged between 18 and 21 years. Method: Participants…

This study of recidivism among Washington supermax prisoners used a retrospective matched control design, matching supermax prisoners one-to-one with nonsupermax prisoners on mental illness status and up to eight recidivism predictors. Supermax prisoners committed new felonies at a higher rate than nonsupermax controls, but the difference was not…

There have been five major types of correctional education organizations over the centuries: Sabbath school, traditional or decentralized, bureau, correctional school district (CSD), and integral education. The middle three are modern organizational patterns that can be implemented throughout a system: Decentralized, bureau, and CSD. The…

Parents/correspondents (N=500) of residents at a large public residential facility for the retarded were surveyed concerning their attitudes toward the community placement of their family member. One-half of the surveys originated from and were returned to the public facility, the other half of the surveys originated from and were returned to the…

This article suggests new methods of treatment that should be incorporated into programs for treating the institutionalized adolescent. (Author/DEP)

A program to teach basic social skills to institutionalized severely retarded adults began with identification of those social behaviors that were most desirable and realistic. Following development of the Basic Social Skills Inventory, specific training suggestions were developed for each step of the scale. The program was field tested with two…

Text of a Congressional hearing examining the 10-year-old Long-Term-Care Ombudsman Program funded under the Older Americans Act is presented in this document. Opening remarks are given by Representatives Wyden, Snowe, Biaggi, and Robinson. Witnesses testifying include: (1) Michio Suzuki, Associate Commissioner, Office of State and Tribal Programs,…

It is time to develop a variety of alternatives to a system of incarceration that, for hundreds of years, has not worked. This article discusses the advantages of pretrial diversion programs which offer supportive services and job training rather than imprisonment. (Author/HMV)

A study of library services to hospitalized patients since 1971 in the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area. (LS)

Presented are 34 guidelines and related charts developed by a New York panel of experts on psychotherapy with disturbed institutionalized adolescents. The guidelines are organized into general principles, specific indications (acute disturbances subacute, and chronic disturbances), and the patient's rights. Charts include a list of commonly used…

Presented are testimony and statements given in a hearing (October, 1977) before the subcommitte on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor, concerning the delinquent and neglected children in State institutions. Statements are included from G. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Division, General…

Data on institutionalized mentally handicapped persons is contained in tables describing recent trends of patient movement and administrative data in public institutions (1963-69), patient movement ratios, and personnel and financial data. Figures are listed by individual state in each category. (KW)

The Personal Orientation Dimensions (POD) scale was administered to a sample of psychiatric in-patients to assess their level of actualizing as compared with clinically nominated actualizing and normal samples. Significant differences were found for twelve of the thirteen POD scales. (Author/JKS)