TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Discharge planning in correctional facilities: a constitutional right?
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Appelbaum, Paul S.
SP  - 409
EP  - 411
VL  - 71
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000084
ID  - ref1
ER  -