@article{ref1,
title="Discharge planning in correctional facilities: a constitutional right?",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2020",
author="Appelbaum, Paul S.",
volume="71",
number="4",
pages="409-411",
abstract="People being held in jails and prisons are entitled under the U.S. Constitution to necessary medical care, including mental health care. Whether such a duty includes planning for care after release has been less clear, despite widespread professional recognition of discharge planning as an integral component of correctional mental health treatment. A recent decision of a federal court of appeals considered the constitutional status of discharge planning for people detained in correctional facilities. The court concluded that a failure to offer discharge planning in the face of serious medical needs is an adequate basis for finding a constitutional violation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.202000084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000084"
}