Without a uniform set of reporting standards, commissioners said, lawmakers face a tall task in determining how much money the state s prisons and jails need to provide necessary services and programs.
When a panel of lawmakers, experts and correction officials combed through data from county sheriffs in Massachusetts, they found rates of mental health issues among inmates ranging from 14 percent
BOSTON When a panel of lawmakers, experts and correction officials combed through data from county sheriffs in Massachusetts, they found rates of mental health issues among inmates ranging from 14% all the way up to 90%.And in the eyes of commission.