Study: Mental illnesses predict repeat offenders
GALVESTON — Inmates with a major mental
illness are more likely to be incarcerated repeatedly, according to a
study by Jacques Baillargeon, an epidemiologist and associate professor
at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
The findings are the
result of a yearlong study of 79,000 offenders within the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, one of the nation’s largest state
prison systems.
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