{"product_id":"9780787943615","title":"Prison Madness The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePrison Madness\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTerry Kupers | Hans Toch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Mental Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Disturbing and Shocking Expose-A Passionate Cry for Reform\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrison Madness\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the brutality and failure of today's correctional system-for all prisoners-but especially the incredible conditions Andured by those suffering from serious mental disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A passionately argued and brilliantly written wake-up call to America about the myriad ways our penal systems brutalize our entire culture. Dr. Kupers not only diagnoses the problem, he also offers a set of solutions. I hope this book will be read by all concerned citizens and voters, for it conveys truths that are vitally important to all of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJames Gilligan\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and author of \u003ci\u003eViolence: Reflections on a National Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eTERRY KUPERS\u003c\/b\u003e M.D., a psychiatrist and professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, is cochair of the Committee on the Mentally Ill Behind Bars of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists. He has served as an expert witness in more than a dozen class action lawsuits concerning the conditions of confinement and the adequacy of mental health services in jails and prisons. Kupers has also served as a consultant to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and to Human Rights Watch.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787943615\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310912860300,"sku":"9780787943615","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787943615_93030f68-84b8-4f4b-9e4d-1c9107f58dfa.jpg?v=1780106658","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780787943615","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}