Kentucky Adult Corrections: Inmates with Mental Health Issues and the Facilities

Kentucky Adult Corrections: Inmates with Mental Health Issues and the Facilities
The mission of the Kentucky Department of Corrections is twofold:
To protect citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out mandates of the legislative and judicial process; and
To provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior?
The Kentucky Inmate Population Profile:
*Median age 33 years
*Median sentence 9 years
*93% male, 7% female
*38% violent, 24% property, 21% drug, 11% sex, and 6% oth…