Correctional Healthcare
Correctional Healthcare is critical to prison and jail management, ensuring inmates receive necessary medical, dental, and mental health services. This section provides articles that explore the challenges, best practices, and innovations in delivering Correctional Healthcare. Topics include managing chronic illnesses, addressing mental health needs, and navigating legal and ethical considerations in inmate care. Understanding Correctional Healthcare is essential for professionals committed to providing quality care in a correctional setting. For further reading, explore related topics on COVID and its impact on rehabilitation and facility management.
Over the past three years, staff at the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office have been preparing to open a new pod of 25 cells — 15 for men and 10 for women
The ACLU is only challenging the ban on gender-affirming medication, not the portion of the law that outlaws department funding of gender-reassignment surgeries
Invisible tracking and real-time alerts could prevent escapes and save lives inside correctional facilities
If a CO feels that restraints are necessary, a written explanation must be submitted within 5 days of incident
He said it was “clear” the inmate would suffer irreparable harm if denied the treatment while incarcerated
The treatment can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 70% to 85%
“I never felt like the sheriff. I felt like I was just another supervisor,” said former Sheriff Clifford Pinkney
Ken Mills is standing trial for misdemeanor dereliction of duty charges as well as felony tampering with records
The inmates’ comments contradict assertions by the sheriff and the jail’s physician that the use of the drug was voluntary
Dr. Rob Karas, the jail’s physician, defends the practice despite FDA warnings against it
The FDA has warned that ivermectin should not be used to treat the coronavirus
Monoclonal antibodies can help prevent higher-risk patients from developing severe illness related to COVID-19
Learn how a medication-assisted treatment pilot turned into a successful program
The state budget includes $90.6 million in funds aimed at installing fixed security and body-worn cameras at five facilities
Suicide attempts at the jail have been cut in half since the program was implemented
77 inmates received shots containing up to six times the recommended dose of the Pfizer vaccine
The ruling allows the jail’s medical contractor to continue altering inmate prescriptions as it deems fit
The state has been hit with $2.5 million in contempt fines over the past 6 years; now the case goes back to court
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Our liability does not end when the inmate walks out of our jail and the steel gate closes behind him or her
A swastika was left at a table where the former mental health worker was known to eat in the jail’s break room
Two courts have now found that KDOC is not violating the constitutional rights of prisoners
The state has no provisions for medical parole, and the ratio of aging inmates is on the rise
Free educational videos provide inmates with access to vital self-improvement tools
Inmates are adept at turning whatever materials are at hand into improvised weapons – the ongoing challenge for corrections officials is to detect these weapons
The inmate had just returned from work release when he collapsed in the shower
The devices include both free educational content and paid services like music and family messaging
We need to have a plan in place for not if, but when we encounter someone who has overdosed in the booking or holding areas
The prison’s medical director lacked board certification and had never completed an approved residency
A new sheriff’s department pilot program giving inmates access to Narcan appears to be working as intended
Starting in July, mothers and their babies will be placed in a community-based program for up to a year
The hearings are the next step in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and others
The woman has been taking methadone for her opioid use disorder for the past two years
