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THOUSANDS of people with a mental disorder are currently in prison when they could be receiving specialist treatment, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) says.
Up to 8,000 prisoners — about 10 per cent of the current prison population in England and Wales —may have been eligible for a community sentence or a suspended prison sentence with a mental health treatment requirement (MHTR).
But a lack of funding means services were unable to deliver them, the psychiatrists’ union says.
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
United Nations experts slam Britain for ‘perpetuating serious human rights violations’
