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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWULife of the Law School (1993- ) Archives & Law School History6-8-2015Newsroom: Savage on Mentally Ill ConvictsRoger Williams University School of LawFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_archives_lifePart of the Health Law and Policy Commons, Law and Society Commons, and the State andLocal Government Law CommonsThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives & Law School History at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion inLife of the Law School (1993- ) by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationRoger Williams University School of Law, "Newsroom: Savage on Mentally Ill Convicts" (2015). Life of the Law School (1993- ). 486.https://docs.rwu.edu/law_archives_life/486Newsroom Savage on Mentally Ill Convicts Distinguished Jurist in Residence Judge Judith Savage discusses ways to avoid repeated imprisonment of those with mental health problems.  From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: “Summit examines ways to deliver proper treatment to R.I.'s mentally ill” by Rich Salit, Journal Staff Writer WARWICK, R.I., Jun. 8, 2015 — Recognizing that the state is falling short when it comes to caring for people with behavioral health problems — and too often imprisoning those struggling with addiction and mental illness instead of treating them — Governor Raimondo and other top state officials convened a day-long conference on Monday to discuss what's wrong with the state's health-care system and to identify potential solutions. […] That set the stage for former Superior Court Judge Judith Savage, who spent 20 years on the bench and now is at Roger Williams University Law School focusing on mass incarceration, to talk about ways to prevent people with behavioral health problems from repeatedly returning to jail. "You have been shoveling against the tide," she said, urging the state to expand efforts that have begun on a small scale here, and on a larger scale in other states. [...] While Rhode Island may have long ago succeeded in eliminating a system that relied on placing people with behavioral health problems into mental institutions, it now has created another problem. "The ACI is not only our state prison, it is our largest mental hospital," she said.  "I see brokenness. I see a broken mental health system, broken people. I don't see justice. I see injustice." […]  

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