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12 N. Ill. L. Rev. Supplement i (2020)

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LAW REVIEW
VOLUME 12                   FALL 2020                    NUMBER 1
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CONTENTS
COMMENT
State Prisons Turning into De Facto Mental Health Institutions: A Comparative
Look at the Illinois and Nebraska State Prison Systems
Margaret Kramer ....................................................................................................1
This Comment discusses the systems of approaching mental health in
Nebraska and Illinois state prison systems. Starting with how prison
systems became some of the largest de facto mental health institutes in the
country after deinstitutionalization happened on a national scale. It will
then provide the guidelines and regulations in place for both Nebraska and
Illinois. This Comment will then discuss what regulations would be most
beneficial and how some of these can help in continuing after an individual
is released from prison.

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