Mass. Prisons Strike Deal With Feds Over ‘Unconstitutional' Mental Health Treatment

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Mass. Prisons Strike Deal With Feds Over ‘Unconstitutional' Mental Health Treatment
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Mass. Department of Correction agrees to reforms following federal government's 2020 finding that treatment of inmates with mental health problems was 'unconstitutional.'

Federal prosecutors and the Massachusetts Department of Correction have agreed to changes in response to findings that the state's treatment of inmates with mental health issues was"unconstitutional."that his office and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice had found reason to believe conditions in the state's prisons were in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, who took over the office from Lelling after Joe Biden became president, said prosecutors would be working closely with the Department of Correction"to address and correct the serious issues and violations identified in our November 2020 notice."Sign up for NECN newsletters.

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