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.
Focusing on her experience working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a female psychologist gives an account of the world inside the system
Weinstein has been in and out of Bellevue Hospital since returning to Rikers Island in April after his 2020 rape and sexual assault convictions were overturned for a new trial
The hope is with the continued treatment behind bars at Middleton Jail, inmates won’t want to seek drugs when they are released
The county was awarded $450,000 for two years to treat opioid abuse and mental health issues by persons in jail
Under the agreement, more staff would be dedicated to inmate medical and mental healthcare
Here are some of the pros and cons of medication-assisted treatment in corrections
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Jailers have to be especially alert to those with drug or alcohol dependencies. Stopping cold turkey is hard and potentially deadly
I was unprepared for the sheer number of alcohol withdrawal patients I would see as a correctional physician
A class-action lawsuit settlement requires prisoners with chronic hepatitis C infections to be provided with antiviral drugs
The suit alleges medical malpractice and several counts of negligence, including improper training and supervision of medical staff at the prison; emotional distress; civil conspiracy; and breach of contract
Anthony Gangi sits down with Connie Alleyne and Russ Hamilton to discuss medication-assisted therapy
All four staff members and 28 of the 29 inmates were treated in emergency departments at local hospitals
The attack highlighted security concerns inside the jail brought up by COs
The lawsuit claims that it’s unconstitutional and harmful for Maine jails to prohibit medication-assisted treatment for inmates
The goal is to accurately identify those individuals with a true food allergy and exclude those who do not have a true food allergy
The facility is providing vaccines and conducting a deep cleaning to prevent the virus from spreading
A simple exercise program can meet the needs of inmates to be physically fit without placing additional burdens on correctional personnel
A bill has introduced that would prevent the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from charging a co-pay for medical and dental visits
A man was granted posthumous clemency for a stabbing that a serial killer later confessed to committing
Officials hope the move will resolve a yearlong mystery in which more than 200 women have complained about itchy rashes from an unknown cause
With adequate funds for staffing and security, there are few attacks on correctional officers and little to zero use of solitary confinement in German prisons
Many of the findings in the U.S. Marshals 52-page report center around a lack of jail policies related to inmate and staff safety
The inmate was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor by a detention officer
An aging inmate population and growing healthcare expenses are contributing to the rising cost of incarceration
Millions of times each year, people who have mental illnesses are booked into jails
Inmate healthcare costs are straining correctional facility budgets – here are some grant funding sources that could assist with those expenses
VADOC’s program involves the use of Vivitrol, an FDA-approved non-narcotic that prevents the euphoric effects of opioids and reduces cravings
Providing healthcare to a growing elderly inmate population poses many challenges for correctional facilities
Dr. Marc Stern, a consultant in correctional healthcare, details the healthcare-related challenges facing correctional facilities
The lawsuit asks for the Texas prison system to step up their training so officers know to ensure adequate medical treatment in the future
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