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Recommended Remedies
They're often made but ignored, including:
-- reduce overcrowding;
-- increase mental health treatment by competent staff;
-- provide diversion for seriously ill prisoners;
-- institute early release programs for outside treatment;
-- address forced idleness, lack of recreation, and the need for more time out of cells - in day rooms, cafeterias, anywhere for needed relief;
-- improve lighting and provide desks and chairs;
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