*PRISONERS, *PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities, *PATIENTS' rights
Abstract
The article discusses a Disability Rights Oregon report, authored by Joel Greenberg, and published in the paper "The Oregonian," that reveals less time spent by male inmates with severe mental illnesses outside of their cells, with inmates spending their days in dark and foul-smelling area.
The article discusses Oregon's planned measurement of recovery from drug and alcohol problems in its health survey in fall 2018. It states that data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) will help inform statewide treatment and recovery plans. Also noted is the continuing studies on defining recovery and on what helps people achieve it.