Identifying and Serving Mentally Retarded Inmates

• NCJ Number: 100202
• Journal: Journal of Prison and Jail Health Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1985) Pages: 29-38
• Author(s): J N Hall
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper describes efforts to identify and serve mentally retarded inmates in the Georgia State Prison (GSP).

Abstract

The first section deals with strategies in identifying mentally retarded inmates; the second focuses upon creating and implementing programs for retarded inmates. (Author abstract)