Friday, September 16, 2005

Teenage suicide rate 18 times higher among young offenders / Independent, 15 Sep 2005

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article312726.ece
Maxine Frith
"Teenaged boys in custody are 18 times more likely to kill themselves than those in the general population, research has found. Experts said that boys and young men with serious drug, alcohol and mental health problems were being left untreated in overcrowded and understaffed prisons. This was highlighted when a judge refused to return a mentally disabled prisoner to a young offender institution because of concerns about his welfare."