How prison staffing shortages are driving away mental health staff
Consider This from NPR · NPR
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (prfx.byspotify.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Correctional officers are leaving their jobs at federal prisons.
And when these prisons are understaffed – psychologists and other staff are asked to act as guards.
Recent reporting from The Marshall Project says it’s pushing mental health professionals out of prisons.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Jason Fuller and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
It was edited by Jeanette Woods and Courtney Dorning.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy