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Hundreds of mental health patients stuck in South African prisons - Juta MedicalBrief
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Hundreds of mental health patients stuck in South African prisons - Juta MedicalBrief
More than 300 declared state patients are sitting in prisons awaiting placement in health institutions, with the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services warning that these delays pose human-rights risks and are straining both correctional and public health systems, reports the Cape Argus. At a Department of Health briefing on the legislative framework for the admission, treatment, review, and reintegration of these patients, committee chair…
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