Prison Mental Healthcare

QUICK FACTS

• In some Special Housing Units (SHUs) 50% of inmates are on the mental health caseload.

• In 2004, Auburn Correctional Facility SHU inmates were 34 times more likely to be hospitalized for mental health reasons than general inmates.

• At Sullivan Correctional Facility BHU for disciplinary inmates with mental illness, the average SHU sentence for those we interviewed was 7 years.

• Number of NYS Inmates on OMH Caseload: 8,400

• Percentage of NYS Inmates on OMH Caseload: 14%

• Number of NYS inmates in SHU: 4,680

• Number of Inmates in SHU on OMH caseload: 850