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.
The Lancaster County Prison warden said most funds will go to staffing for chronic care, mental health and medication-assisted treatment
The effort follows a rise in suicides among corrections officers and aims to equip officers with lifesaving resources
Christy Galindo, beaten with her radio, suffered significant injuries but expressed hope for the juveniles’ futures from her hospital bed
Medical staff at the jail will be screening those arrested for symptoms of the novel coronavirus
There are three things you should be doing in your facility every day
An inmate advocate tweeted that two buildings are under lockdown due to some inmates experiencing “flu-like symptoms”
Thirty-eight inmates are being transferred out of jail and either sent to prison or released into the community
Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for a month
US prisons and jails are on alert for the spread of coronavirus
Sheriff Steve Barry said test results for the Summit County inmate are still pending
Public safety employers have statutory mandates to protect their employees and the public from these diseases
The threat is not so much from those on the inside, but instead, the constant contact correctional personnel and inmates have with the public
The hand sanitizer will be made at Great Meadow Correctional Facility; it will be given to schools, state agencies and other government offices for free
Officials OK’d the use of hand sanitizer, which has been prohibited as contraband because of its alcohol content
Officials won’t discuss details of what changes may be made to a virus protection plan that currently calls for putting lines of tape on the floor to make isolation zones
This disease spreads most rapidly where people are enclosed together, like nursing homes, cruise ships and prisons
The National Association of Counties and National Sheriffs’ Association details the impact of the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy on non-convicted detainees
The lawsuit says Michael A. Carter died because medical staff at the jail refused to give him prescription medicine and appropriate attention as his condition worsened
The lawsuit claims COs didn’t provide proper care for the men despite knowing they had severe mental illnesses
Nearly 20 inmates have taken the training to administer naloxone; those who participate will receive a rescue kit when they leave the jail
Funding and staffing for medical care have not kept pace with inmate numbers or the aging inmate population
Officials wouldn’t release how many inmates at FCI Coleman were diagnosed with the pneumonia-like virus
Several inmates are being tested for the mumps virus; quarantine expected to last at least the week
Kohchise Jackson alleges a lack of adequate replacement bags and patches resulted in him frequently leaking human waste onto himself and his bunk
Experts say the suicide rate reflects a mental health crisis behind bars that appears to be worsening
Forty-five inmates have become sick at five different facilities; officials are taking extra steps to reduce the number of illnesses
When Michele Smiley was booked on a probation violation she told staff she had ingested “a lot” of meth
Failure to accommodate inmates with disabilities puts jails at considerable legal risk, while posing safety risks to inmates and COs
Despite state’s push to privatize prisons, switching to public healthcare would save the state between $40M and $46M yearly
The lawsuit also alleges the state prison system is out of compliance with the ADA
Many people who are arrested need urgent medical attention before they are booked into jail
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than two dozen criminal justice bills Tuesday