Abstract
Mental health problems are common among correctional populations. While it can be difficult to obtain data regarding the prevalence of mental illness among correctional populations, recent research has improved the understanding of the rates of mental illness within correctional populations, the role of mental illness in leading individuals into the correctional system, and the aspects of the correctional environment that alter the presentation of mental illness within correctional settings. The high prevalence of mental illness among correctional populations, when combined with the rapid increase in overall correctional population over the past several decades, means that the overall population of inmates and detainees with mental illness is also increasing. A number of organizations have adopted the concept of minimum standards by which correctional mental health services would be judged. Only when individuals with mental illness are identified can adequate treatments be provided.
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