Competency restoration in jails has grown steadily over the past decade, driven primarily by cost considerations and long wait times for inpatient restoration programs. Although jail-based programs may offer an attractive temporary solution to the shortage of beds, a longer-term solution involves enhancing the continuum of competency restoration services available outside of the correctional system. Such a continuum includes inpatient, supportive residential, and outpatient services. If these services were adequately funded and managed, jail-based competency restoration services would provide no additional benefit to patients, mental health professionals, or the criminal justice system.

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能力恢复连续性服务不必包括监狱。

在过去的十年中，监狱的能力恢复一直稳定增长，这主要是由于成本因素和住院恢复计划的漫长等待时间所致。尽管基于监狱的计划可能会提供一种有吸引力的临时解决方案，以解决床位短缺的问题，但从长远来看，解决方案涉及增强惩戒系统之外可用的能力恢复服务的连续性。这样的连续体包括住院，支持性住院和门诊服务。如果这些服务得到足够的资金和管理，基于监狱的能力恢复服务将不会为患者，心理健康专业人员或刑事司法系统带来额外的收益。