Correctional Healthcare

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

The inmate was getting medical treatment at a local hospital when he attempted to escape and assaulted the CO

During rounds of housing cells, deputies cut free an inmate with a sheet tied around his neck and the cell bars

A Del. inmate who had served 40 years was resuscitated by Sussex Correctional Institution personnel and local EMTs

The prisoners are protesting food portions, conditions of confinement and discipline at Ely State Prison

"We are concerned for the interim sheriff’s health, wellbeing, and ability to perform his required duties"