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.
New approach to involuntary medication may improve safety, reduce litigation and support rehabilitation
Jurors recommended that Sheriff Kelly Martinez implement a continuous quality improvement dashboard and make it publicly accessible on the department’s website
Dillon Bakke died from a brain hemorrhage days after reporting severe head pain while in custody at the Ramsey County jail in 2022
The rollout will depend on the quantity of doses made available to the state
The suit alleged a culture of noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and a pattern of discrimination impacting inmates with disabilities
Healthcare will remain the largest uncontrollable expense in corrections — COVID-19 has only exacerbated this trend
Roughly one-quarter of MDOC staff and almost half of people incarcerated during the pandemic have been infected
The coronavirus impacted all aspects of correctional facility operations – from staffing to officer wellness
The report called for COs and incarcerated people to receive early access to the COVID-19 vaccine
A state watchdog report claims corrections officials were slow, confused and ineffective in their response
The Justice Department and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities wouldn’t carry out any deportations until mid-January
About 3% of testing across the state has been done at the Department of Corrections
At this crucial infection point we need ‘all of the community’ to help halt transmission in our corrections systems
The two-year investigation looked at mental health care of inmates and whether it led to self-harm or death
Lawyers said at least seven others at the Irwin County Detention Center have received word that they could soon be removed from the country
An investigation found Wellpath was accused of contributing to more than 70 deaths at other prisons
The grant will allow the jail to expand its medication-assisted treatment program so that former prisoners can receive continued treatment after release
The probe, which was published last year, explored complaints and issues in 32 states
Unspent CARES Act dollars represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address a persistent gap in corrections capacity: onsite medical facilities
There are some key steps correctional officers must take before medical personnel arrive
Medical experts found an “alarming pattern” in which Dr. Mahendra Amin allegedly subjected the women to unwarranted gynecological surgeries
Sheriff Gregory Tony said his office tried to find “an alternative to incarceration” for Stephanie Bretas
It was police versus corrections, Georgia versus Florida in a salsa dance battle for the ages – and all for a good cause
The woman was complaining about contractions and labor pains more than 12 hours before giving birth
A coroner said medical staff did not recognize for more than 25 minutes that the inmate had stopped breathing
The agreement will allow all infected prisoners to receive a costly, but highly effective medication to treat the disease
Recommendations include that officials screen inmates daily, increase medical staffing and investigate instances of retaliation and threats over inmate concerns
The ruling comes after weeks of testimony by inmates, officials and experts about the lack of access to soap, hand sanitizer and routine testing
Kettle Moraine is the Wisconsin prison with the highest number of COVID-19 cases among inmates since the pandemic began in March
The law applies only if the state does not have “management or security concerns”
The allegations against the doctor were first revealed in a complaint filed last week by a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center
The women’s lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said
Holly Barlow-Austin’s family claims jail staff neglected her care and ignored her pleas for help as her health deteriorated and she went blind