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
Officials claim the ousted medical provider was responsible for a one-week doubling of the number of infected employees and inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility
Advocates say there’s not enough protective gear, cleaning supplies or space in immigration detention centers to allow for social distancing
There are currently 254 Cook County Jail inmates with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms
“To not allow the mitigation of risk with proven methods is unconscionable,” a Bledsoe County Correctional Complex doctor said
There is a crisis looming on the horizon that is not being adequately addressed: the proactive and accelerated release of offenders
The state launched a 14-day statewide soft lockdown and told nurses they must work 16-hour shifts or face reprisal
Isolation vs. quarantine, staff PPE guidelines and COVID screening were key considerations addressed during two recent webinars
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response
Experts share ways correctional officers can help minimize the risk of contracting the coronavirus
From a lack of medical screening to PPE deficits, the response to COVID-19 is testing correctional facilities nationwide
Industry association websites, webinars and resources offer training, procedures and advocacy for their members who are on the frontline pandemic response
A 263-page document says the design of the state’s prisons, overcrowding and understaffing make it “impossible” to keep COs and inmates safe from COVID-19
The mask requirement will apply across the board, regardless of whether a facility has been touched by COVID-19
The lawsuit claims that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has failed to put in place the necessary infection control policies and practices at a geriatric prison
The document was written to protect the health and safety of staff, inmates and visitors
Decisive action by governors and the President now can save lives – of incarcerated people, correctional and medical personnel, and nearby community members
As COVID-19 threatens to spread behind bars, defense attorneys are filing motions for some inmates’ release
The state Commission on Correction reported that 56 inmates and 63 staff statewide have tested positive for COVID-19
Advocates and correctional officers are calling for reforms to head off a potential outbreak
Derek Lichtenwalter, 44, argued that he is a non-violent offender and is considered high-risk because of his HIV diagnosis
The COs are at home recovering and those who had contact with them were asked to get tested or self-isolate
A CO at the Garner Correctional Institution has been self-monitoring at home after testing positive for COVID-19
State corrections officials said five employees have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus
One inmate and three employees with the Michigan Department of Corrections have tested positive for COVID-19
Jails must continue to fill a vital role within the public safety and criminal justice realms while battling the coronavirus
COBA President Elias Husamudeen discusses how COVID-19 has impacted staff and inmates at Rikers Island
Dr. Anne Spaulding answers frequently asked questions about how to prevent coronavirus infections among both correctional officers and inmates
Five COs and two supervisors at Wende Correctional Facility were placed in isolation because of possible exposure to COVID-19
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We answer some commonly asked questions about N95 masks and officer safety
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