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Prisons and the Mentally Ill: Why Design Matters

Bruce Henley, AIA, LEED AP and Meg Bower, MPA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C contributed to this report published by Penal Reform International and written by Dr. Marayca López and Laura Maiello-Reidy. The report explains how prison design can significantly improve the living conditions of mentally ill inmates, and discusses our work on the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center Expansion.

David L Moss Criminal Justice Center

Bruce Henley, AIA, LEED AP and Meg Bower, MPA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C contributed to this report published by Penal Reform International and written by Dr. Marayca López and Laura Maiello-Reidy. The report explains how prison design can significantly improve the living conditions of mentally ill inmates, and discusses our work on the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center Expansion.

Published in Penal Reform International, June 2017. By Dr. Marayca López and Laura Maiello-Reidy.

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