Number	23410
Subject	Prisons
Source	CBS News 60 Minutes II (New York, NY)
State	NY
Year	2007
Publication Date	02/11/2007
Summary	CBS investigated the death of mentally-ill Timothy Souders at the Southern Michigan Correctional Center. During their investigation they discovered that "inmates with psychological problems are more likely to get in trouble with corrections officers, and thus more likely to be sentenced to solitary confinement and to stay in prison longer."
Category	Contest Finalist
Pages	15
Keywords	prison; mentally ill; solitary confinement; Timothy Souders; state institutions; mental illness
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