Roughly How Many Prison and Jail Inmates with Significant Mental

question 55

Essay

Roughly how many prison and jail inmates with significant mental health problems receive the treatment that the courts have mandated for them?

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Definitions:

Usury Law

Regulations governing the maximum interest rate that can be charged on loans, aimed at protecting consumers from excessively high rates.

Loanable Funds

A theory in economics that suggests the market interest rate is determined by the demand for and supply of money available for lending.

Usury Laws

Regulations governing the maximum interest rate that can be charged on loans.

Credit Card Interest

The cost of borrowing money on a credit card, calculated as a rate of the total amount of unpaid card balance.