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Preventing suicides: Simple ways to stop inmate self-harm When a jail or prison inmate has been deemed a suicide risk for any reason, it is standard procedure to take steps to keep that inmate safe This may include placing them in an isolated location for closer observation, like a receiving or segregation cell
Prisoners and self-harm - Rethink Mental Illness This information looks at what self-harm is and why you might self-harm in prison It could help if you are using self-harm to cope with how you’re feeling Or if you are thinking about self-harming It explains what support you can get and how to help yourself
Strategies for managing suicide and self-harm in prisons Self-harm demon-strates the vulnerability of indi-vidual prisoners and is an indica-tor of prison distress This paper outlines a number of approaches and programs implemented in Australian prisons
Chapter 8. Managing the Disruptive or Aggressive Inmate Maintaining facility safety and order, and reducing the likelihood of maladaptive inmate behaviors require collaborative management strategies The inmate who is disruptive is often quite different from the inmate with serious and persistent mental illness
Why inmates self-harm and how correctional staff can prevent it The most common forms of self-injury in the correctional setting are cutting, inserting or swallowing objects, headbanging and opening old wounds Working in corrections, you will definitely be confronted with inmates who have self-inflicted bleeding, bruising and burning damage
Self-harm in prisons: what do we know and how can we move forwards? Interventions to target self-harm and improve co-occurring mental health problems (eg, major depression and borderline personality disorder) in prison should look wider than a medicalised perspective and should involve a holistic approach