Correctional Healthcare

Inmates will be allowed access to limited services, including substance use treatment and mental health diagnoses

The group will examine inmate access to food, medicine and sanitary products; whether prison staffing levels are adequate; and the overall condition of the prisons

Former employees claim meal trays and prescription meds were withheld, as well as reports of physical abuse by staff

"At least eight juveniles escaped after causing a major disturbance inside the facility and were seen roaming the nearby neighborhood,” the sheriff’s office reported

Testing ruled out “narcotics or hazardous materials" as the cause for the illnesses

Tragedy might have been avoided if correctional officers had pressed medical staff for a more thorough check of an inmate's condition

The state has sought to prevent the video from being released to the public, claiming the footage poses a security risk at the prison

COs and other staff who responded to the call became ill, some violently, when they came near the affected inmates

The draft terms for the court-ordered overhaul of state prison healthcare include setting a ratio of care providers to prisoners and appointing officials to monitor department compliance

Deputies were transporting the inmate on the 5 freeway when he broke free from the patrol car

The Nevada inmate exited a jail van at an intersection and slipped and slid his way back into custody

The basis for substance use programs in Mass. DOC facilities is a combination of the Therapeutic Community model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The experiments in the 60s and 70s involved administering doses of pesticides and herbicides to the incarcerated men

The new Health Services Unit at Stanley Correctional Institution will provide much-needed health, psychological, dental, therapeutic, lab and ancillary services

Inmate Henry Hodges has accused the state of cruel and unusual punishment and inadequate medical and mental health care